Development of high performance technology applied to Alinghi¿s America¿s 2007 Cup campaign- Part C- Health monitoring of structures

• Research unit: INNOSUISSE
• Project number: 6973.2;10 EPRP-IW

Short description (German)

Development of high performance technology applied to Alinghi's America's Cup 2007 campaign-Part C: Health monitoring of structures

Short description (English)

Development of high performance technology applied to Alinghi¿s America¿s 2007 Cup campaign- Part C- Health monitoring of structures

Abstract (English)

The goals of the project are the development of novel techniques for designing, performance prediction, building, structural monitoring and analysing the next generation of high performance sailing yachts (Alinghi America¿s Cup). This project will thus require a strong inter-disciplinary effort, combining research in the areas of experimental and mathematical modelling of hydro and aerodynamic environment, research in the processing and joining of light and stiff composite structures, the development of structural health monitoring techniques, as well as video imaging for visualisation of sails and mast deformations in real-time. This part deals specifically with the health monitoring of structures.