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A. Tessler and J. Spangler

A least-squares variational method for full-field reconstruction of elastic deformations in shear-deformable plates and shells,
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2005, vol. 194, p. 327-339.

A. Tessler, J. Spangler, M. Gherlone, M. Mattone, and M. Di Sciuva

Deformed Shape and Stress Reconstruction in Plate and Shell Structures Undergoing Large Displacements: Application of Inverse Finite Element Method using Fiber-Bragg-Grating Strains,
10th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 2012.

A. Kefal, E. Oterkus, A. Tessler, J. Spangler

A Quadrilateral Inverse-Shell Element with Drilling Degrees of Freedom for Shape Sensing and Structural Health Monitoring ,
International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 2016 (inPress).

A. Tessler, J. Spangler

Practical application of the Inverse Finite Element Method for Shape Sensing of Aerospace Structures: An ABAQUS User-Element Implementation ,
NASA/TM-2016, (to appear in September 2016.)

A. Tessler, J. Spangler, M. Mattone, M. Gherlone, and M. Di Sciuva

Real-Time Characterization of Aerospace Structures using Onboard Strain Measurement Technologies and Inverse Finite Element Method,
Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, September 2011, Vol. 2, pp. 981-989.

P. Cerracchio, M. Gherlone, M. Di Sciuva, A. Tessler

A novel approach for displacement and stress monitoring of sandwich structures based on the inverse Finite Element Method ,
Composite Structures, v. 127, pp. 69-76, 2015.

P. Cerracchio, M. Gherlone, M. Di Sciuva, A. Tessler

Real-time displacement monitoring of a CFRP stiffened panel subjected to mechanical and thermal loads,
in special issue 'Advances in the Mechanics of Composite and Sandwich Structures,' Meccanica, v. 50, Issue 10, pp. 2487–2496, 2015.

M. Gherlone, P. Cerracchio, M. Di Sciuva, A. Tessler

An inverse finite element method for beam shape sensing: theoretical framework and experimental validation,
Smart Materials and Structures, v. 23(4), pp. 045027, 2014.

P. Cerracchio, M. Gherlone, M. Di Sciuva, A. Tessler

Shape and stress sensing of multilayered composite and sandwich structures using an inverse finite element method,
V International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering,
COUPLED PROBLEMS 2013 (S. Idelsohn, M. Papadrakakis, B. Schrefler, Eds), Ibiza, Spain, June 2013.

M. Gherlone, M. Di Sciuva, P. Cerracchio, M. Mattone, A. Tessler

Inverse Finite Element Method for Beam Shape Sensing: Theoretical Framework and Experimental Validation,
Int. J. Solids and Structures (submitted 08-2013)

M. Gherlone, P. Cerracchio, M. Mattone, M. Di Sciuva, and A. Tessler

Shape sensing of 3D frame structures using an inverse Finite Element Method ,
International Journal of Solids and Structures, v. 49(22), pp. 3100-3112, 2012.

M. Gherlone, P. Cerracchio, M. Mattone, M. Di Sciuva, and A. Tessler

Dynamic shape reconstruction of three-dimensional frame structures using the inverse finite element method ,
NASA/TP-2011-217315, pp. 1-25, December 2011.

A. Tessler

Advances in Structural Analysis Methods for Structural Health Management of NextGen Aerospace Vehicles,
2011 Annual Technical Meeting, St. Louis, MO, May, 2011,

M. Gherlone, P. Cerracchio, M. Mattone, M. Di Sciuva, and A. Tessler

Dynamic shape reconstruction of three-dimensional frame structures using the inverse finite element method,
III ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Corfù, Greece, May 26–28 2011.

M. Gherlone, P. Cerracchio, M. Mattone, M. Di Sciuva, and A. Tessler

Beam shape sensing using inverse Finite Element Method: theory and experimental validation,
VIII International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, CA, September, 2011.

A. Tessler

From Shape-Sensing to Full-Field Reconstruction of Structural Response of Aerospace Vehicles: A Critical Assessment of NASA Dryden and LaRC Approaches
Seminar, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (21 June 2010).

P. Cerracchio, M. Gherlone, M. Mattone, M. Di Sciuva, and A. Tessler

Shape sensing of three-dimensional frame structures using the inverse finite element method,
V European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Sorrento, Italy, June 29 – July 2 2010.

P. Cerracchio, M. Gherlone, M. Mattone, M. Di Sciuva, and A. Tessler,

Inverse finite element method for three-dimensional frame structures,
Report DIASP-285, January 2010, pp. 1-100.

A. Tessler

Inverse Finite Element Method for Integrated Vehicle Health Management,
Seminar, Politecnico di Torino, Italy (5 November 2009).

A. Tessler

Structural Analysis Methods for Structural Health Management of Future Aerospace Vehicle,
NASA Technical Memorandum 214871 (2007).

A. Tessler and J. Spangler

A least-squares variational method for full-field reconstruction of elastic deformations in shear-deformable plates and shells,
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2005, vol. 194, p. 327-339.

C. Quach, S. Vazquez, A. Tessler, J. Moore, E. Cooper, and J. Spangler

Structural Anomaly Detection Using Fiber Optic Sensors and Inverse Finite Element Method ,
AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control Conference and Exhibit; San Francisco, CA; AIAA Paper 2005-6357, 2005.

S. Vazquez, A. Tessler, C. Quach, E. Cooper, J.Parks, and J. Spangler

Structural Health Monitoring Using High-Density Fiber Optic Strain Sensor and Inverse Finite Element Methods,
NASA Technical Memorandum 213761, 2005.

A. Tessler and J. Spangler

Inverse FEM for Full-Field Reconstruction of Elastic Deformations in Shear Deformable Plates and Shells ,
Proceedings of Second European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Munich, Germany, 2004, pp. 83-90.

A. Tessler and J. Spangler

A Variational Principle for Reconstruction of Elastic Deformations in Shear Deformable Plates and Shells,
NASA Technical Memorandum 212445 (2003).

A. Tessler and J. Spangler

An Inverse Finite Element Method for Reconstruction of Elastic Deformations in Beam, Plate, and Shell Structures,
The Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications (MAFELAP), London, England, 2003.

S. Shkarayev, A. Raman, and A. Tessler

Computational and Experimental Validation Enabling a Viable in-Flight Structural Health Monitoring Technology,
Proc. First European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Cachan, Paris, France, 2002.

A. Tessler and J. Spangler

An Inverse Finite Element Method for Application to Structural Health Monitoring,
14th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Blacksburg, VA, 2002.

S. Shkarayev, R. Krashanitsa, and A. Tessler

An Inverse Interpolation Method Utilizing In-Flight Strain Measurements for Determining Loads and Structural Response of Aerospace Vehicles,
Proc. Third Int. Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, California, 2001, pp. 336–343.