The award was presented by the Aerospace Division Adaptive Structures and Materials Systems Branch for the paper which was titled “Delamination Detection in Fiber-Reinforced Polymers Using Mechano-Luminescence-Optoelectronic Strain Sensor.” The paper discusses the possible use of multifunctional mechano-luminescence-optoelectronic (MLO) sensors to detect delamination in fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites.

This possibility may provide the aerospace industry with a self-powered strain sensor for structural health monitoring of FRP components used in many aerospace structures. For more information about the conference, or to gain access to the paper, you can visit the ASME page for the paper. 

ASME Citation:

Mongare, A, & Ryu, D. "Delamination Detection in Fiber-Reinforced Polymers 

Using Mechanoluminescence-Optoelectronic Strain Sensor." Proceedings of the ASME 2021 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. ASME 2021 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. Virtual, Online. September 14–15, 2021. V001T08A011. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2021-68397