Abstract
A wireless, in‐situ ultrasonic guided wave structural health monitoring (SHM) system was developed and tested for aircraft wing inspection. It applies small, low cost and light weight piezoelectric (PZT) disc transducer network bonded to the surface of a structure, and an embedded miniature diagnosis device that can generate 350 kHz, 70 V peak‐to‐peak tone‐burst signal; collect, amplify and digitize multiple channel ultrasonic signals; and process the data on‐board and transfer them wirelessly to a ground station. The whole system could be powered by an X‐band microwave rectenna that converts illuminating microwave energy into DC. The data collected with this device are almost identical with those collected through a direct‐wire connection.
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