Messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm Gmbh

Mbb Gmbh

Erno Raumfahrttechnick Gmbh

Bernd Hofer

Samir Malek

Jurgen Dietrich

Manfred Fischer

Hansjorg Klotz

Light conductive fibers being embedded as crack monitors in reinforced compound material are protected as follows. During laminate assembly the fiber ends are slipped into relatively short teflon hoses but being provided to be at least in parts embedded in the compound parts to be made; the ends of the hoses that will be embedded are closed with a cold curing laminate resin; the fiber ends with enclosing teflon hoses will be threaded through laminate openings during assembly of the lamination, and the fiber ends with projecting hoses are also inserted in a conical bore of an assembly device; open areas and portions of the compound part adjacent to the conical bore of the assembly tool are filled with laminate resins; a protective cover is then placed onto said bore and over the teflon hose protected fiber ends prior to curing of the part; and the thus prepared part is cured in an autoclave.

Method for protecting light conductive fiber ends projecting from a

A system for sensing fractures in a structural component that has a plurality of light conductor fibers attached to or incorporated in the structural component, such as an aircraft body or wings made of fiber reinforced material. The light conductor fibers function as fracture sensors. For this purpose the light supply to each individual fracture sensing light conductor and the interrogation whether a light signal has passed through the light conductors is controlled by a computer. The absence of a light signal at a particular conductor signifies a fracture and this fact may be indicated on a display in the cockpit of an aircraft.

Optical system for sensing fractures in a structural component

An arrangement for detecting cracks within a construction or structure part made of multiple lamina in a compound fashion and wherein at least some of said lamina are made of fibres, being at least partially embedded in synthetic resin, includes light conducting fibres in said lamina taking the place of regular ones of said fibres within a pattern of such fibres either as part of the weaving pattern or as particular interposed layer.

Crack detection arrangement utilizing optical fibres as reinforcement

Measuring device for determining cracks

Laminated parts of structural material receive as embedment light transmitting fibers, preferably in addition to reinforcing fibers, and light transmission through the light transmitting fibers is monitored for purposes of determining pattern irregularities and formation of cracks.

Determination of the integrity of part of structural materials

A centrifuge for biological specimens is constructed to include one or two additional concentric rotors being independently drivable and provided with means for transfer of objects to and/or from the main centrifuge. The rotating specimen is under observation from a stationary observation point.

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Bernd Hofer