Engineers at BAE Systems are developing a human-like skin for their aircraft as part of a project the manufacturer hopes will increase damage detection capabilities.
As part of BAE’s exploration of future aircraft technologies, work is being undertaken at the company’s Advanced Technology Centre to investigate the smart skin concept, which would see material embedded with tens of thousands of micro-sensors. When applied to an aircraft, this will enable it to sense wind speed, temperature, physical strain and movement, far…
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