The measurement of the internal deformations occurring in real-life composite components is a very challenging task, especially for those components that are rather difficult to access.Optical fiber sensors can overcome such a problem, since they can be embedded in the composite materials and serve as in situ sensors.In this article, embedded optic
Microcontrollers are programmable, integrated circuit chips.In the last two decades, their applications to industrial instruments, vehicles, and household appliances have reached the extent that microcontrollers are now the number-one selling electronic chip of all kinds.Simultaneously, the field of lab-on-a-chip research and technology has seen ma
Based on a lumped-parameter model of the occupant-vehicle system, optimal kinematics of the occupant in frontal impact are investigated.It is found Projectors that for the minimization of the peak occupant deceleration, the optimal kinematics move the occupant at a constant deceleration.Based on this the optimal vehicle crash pulse is investigated.