Fiber Optic Multi-Sensing Platforms

Enabling Innovation Across Aerospace Organizations

Eventually, technology advances to the point where solutions that have been “good enough” for decades are no longer “good enough” for the innovations of today. The philosophy of “good enough” is widely applied when developing a new product or solution. Businesses have to make decisions about what new technology features will receive the most attention to keep projects within scope and completed on time.

This philosophy has a downside when applied to testing and monitoring. For decades, point sensing solutions like strain gauges and thermocouples have been “good enough” for testing aircraft durability, however, the mindset of “good enough” often blocks innovation. It is not uncommon for researchers to find that they have innovated beyond their ability to test with legacy technologies.