Weaved Distributed Plastic Optical Fiber Sensor (DIFOS) SHM system

ROI with the support of a strategic partners from the decelerator vehicle business will complete the engineering development, produce, extensively laboratory test, environmentally qualify on a relevant parachute platform, and deliver to NASA a low power lightweight, small form factor, weaved DIFOS SHM system. At the end of the Phase II program, ROI will identify a relevant parachute platform an instrumented with a large array of POF sensors weaved within the textile fabrics of the parachute. The instrumented parachute demonstration platform will be laboratory and airborne tested under simulated load test conditions encountered by NASAs decelerator systems, and it will evaluate the time synchronize data collection and wireless data transferring fidelity and quality of the DIFOS SHM system. ROI will also develop am airworthiness qualification plan, including compliance with environmental, vibration, shock, pressure, and water immersion.