Systems and methods for evaluating a structural health of composite components by correlating positions of displaced nanoparticles

A structural health monitoring method comprising:

• obtaining, using one or more processors, component identification information associated with a composite component, the composite component includes a matrix and a reinforcement;
• determining, using the one or more processors, a nanoparticle type of one or more nanoparticles embedded within the composite component based on the component identification information;
• selecting, using the one or more processors, one or more sensors for detecting the nanoparticle type based on the determined nanoparticle type;
• obtaining, using the selected one or more sensors, sensor data of the composite component, the sensor data of the composite component indicates a position of the one or more nanoparticles embedded within the composite component;
• identifying, using the one or more processors, a first reference entry of a plurality of reference entries in a reference database corresponding to the component identification information, the first reference entry indicates a reference position of the one or more nanoparticles;
• executing, using the one or more processors, a digital image correlation between the sensor data and the first reference entry of the plurality of reference entries;
• and
• determining, using the one or more processors, a damage value of the composite component based on the digital image correlation between the sensor data and the first reference entry.