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>>This represents twenty-two strain gauges.

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And each one of these connectors represents
one measurement, or one single-point measurement

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along the length of this simulated wing.

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While the second technology that we're featuring
on this simulated wing is based on fiber-optics.

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This is a single fiber-optic cable, so this
particular connector right here, represents

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on this particular installation, three-hundred
and twenty-one measurements.

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That's a measurement every quarter inch along
the length of this panel and back towards

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the root.

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So the difference is, you can see, that twenty-two
sensors, three-hundred and twenty-one sensors.

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And you can see the weight difference and
the size difference and the bulkiness between

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the two technologies.

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And just to give you a little demonstration,
we have data flowing on the computer here

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that's gonna show not just the strain information
along the length of this panel, but as well

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as the shape-rendering of this panel based
upon the strain content that we're getting

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from the fiber-optic sensors.

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Here we're just doing a simple bending that
simulates aerodynamic loading in the downward

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direction, here's in the upward direction.

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I'm gonna simulate what we call twist, you
can see that on the top left graph.

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This is twist in the opposite direction.

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And also we'll introduce a second mode here
in the middle of the panel and you should be

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able to see that as well.

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So there you have it.

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Fiber-optic sensing installed on a simulated
wing showing both strain and shape information.

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>>So the next step for the fiber-optic sensing
system technology here is gonna be to design

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a ruggedized system that will be able to survive
space application, so a rocket launch.

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We've done applications before with airplanes
within Earth's atmosphere, but the next step

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is gonna be space application here.

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So what you see here is the actual avionics
system, the actual electronics of the FOSS

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system, so the next step is gonna be putting
it into the ruggedized enclosure that has

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been specifically designed and tested to survive
a space application, a rocket launch.

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It's been ruggedized so the next step here
is gonna be to install the actual avionics

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systems, the actual electronics of the FOSS
system into the ruggedized enclosure here.

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After we've finished the full integration
of these systems and we torque everything

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down to spec, then we'll ship them off to
Langley, the NASA center which is gonna be