Superyacht mast and boom strain sensing Client UK Department of trade and industry Project AeroRig ® mast and boom monitoring of Yacht Jacquelina. This was the culmination of a three-year project to develop a FBG interrogator, carried out in partnership with Aston University and BAE Systems. Resolution Strain and temperature sensors were embedded within the composite mast and boom sections of the 38m free-standing AeroRig ® structure. Data from the sensors were acquired using an OFSSSI interrogator, designed and manufactured by Smart Fibres. In the summer of 1998 Jacquelina was launched and underwent sea-trials. Successful data were collected from all installed sensors. Date were presented on three levels: Level 1, real time overview Each sensor location is indicated by a colour co

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