Structure health monitoring system and method

A structure health monitoring system for an apparatus, said structure health monitoring system comprising:

• means for obtaining sensor data indicative of the structural integrity of a component of said apparatus;
• means for processing said sensor data to obtain an initial damage estimate for said component;
• means for generating a final damage estimate in response to said initial damage estimate and in response to a damage estimate baseline;
• and
• means for formatting said final damage estimate into at least one displayable damage representation.

A structure health monitoring system for an apparatus, said structure health monitoring system comprising:

• at least one sensor configured to provide sensor data indicative of the structural integrity of a component of said apparatus;
• first processing logic for processing said sensor data to obtain an initial damage estimate for said component;
• a baseline update element configured to store and update a damage estimate baseline for said component;
• and
• second processing logic for generating an intermediate damage estimate in response to said initial damage estimate and in response to said damage estimate baseline.

A method for monitoring structural health of an apparatus, said method comprising:

• obtaining first sensor data, a first damage estimate baseline associated with said first sensor data, second sensor data, and a second damage estimate baseline associated with said second sensor data;
• generating a first intermediate damage estimate in response to said first sensor data and said first damage estimate baseline;
• generating a second intermediate damage estimate in response to said second sensor data and said second damage estimate baseline;
• and
• processing said first intermediate damage estimate and said second intermediate damage estimate to determine a final damage estimate.