A smoothed iFEM approach for efficient shape-sensing applications: Numerical and experimental validation on composite structures

A Kefal, IE Tabrizi, M Yildiz, A Tessler - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2021 - Elsevier
A smoothed inverse finite element method (iFEM (s)) is developed by coupling the inverse
finite element method (iFEM) and the smoothing element analysis (SEA) for real-time …

Structural damage identification using strain mode differences by the iFEM based on the convolutional neural network (CNN)

M Li, D Jia, Z Wu, S Qiu, W He - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Structural damage identification is the key problem of structural health monitoring (SHM),
which has been widely used in many fields. Traditional damage detection methods usually …

A novel delamination damage detection strategy based on inverse finite element method for structural health monitoring of composite structures

F Ganjdoust, A Kefal, A Tessler - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, structural health monitoring (SHM) has been revolutionized with the advent
of the inverse finite element method (iFEM), which is a superior sensing technology based …

Coupling of peridynamics and inverse finite element method for shape sensing and crack propagation monitoring of plate structures

A Kefal, C Diyaroglu, M Yildiz, E Oterkus - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel structural health monitoring approach is developed by coupling the inverse finite
element method (iFEM) and peridynamic theory (PD) for real-time shape sensing analysis …

An experimental implementation of inverse finite element method for real-time shape and strain sensing of composite and sandwich structures

A Kefal, IE Tabrizi, M Tansan, E Kisa, M Yildiz - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the inverse finite element method (iFEM) is experimentally applied to real-time
displacement reconstruction of a moderately thick wing-shaped sandwich structure via a …

Geometrically nonlinear shape sensing of anisotropic composite beam structure using iFEM algorithm and third-order shear deformation theory

F Zhao, R Du, J Wang, F Zhang, B Hong - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The inverse finite element method (iFEM) has been used to achieve the shape sensing of
small displacements based on linear elastic theory. However, with the development of smart …

A combined experimental/numerical study on deformation sensing of sandwich structures through inverse analysis of pre-extrapolated strain measurements

MA Abdollahzadeh, IE Tabrizi, A Kefal, M Yildiz - Measurement, 2021 - Elsevier
Real-time reconstruction of displacement field from a network of discrete strain sensors is
referred to as “shape (deformation) sensing” for which inverse finite element method (iFEM) …

Towards a stochastic inverse finite element method: a Gaussian process strain extrapolation

D Poloni, D Oboe, C Sbarufatti, M Giglio - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The inverse Finite Element Method (iFEM) employing a network of strain sensors
reconstructs the full-field displacement on beam or shell structures, independently of the …

A distributed dynamic load identification approach for thin plates based on inverse Finite Element Method and radial basis function fitting via strain response

K Li, L **ao, M Liu, Y Kou - Engineering Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
Dynamic load identification is crucial for structural design and health monitoring. Traditional
methods for distributed dynamic loads (DDLs) typically involve establishing a transfer matrix …