The invention discloses a one-dimensional spherical granular chain nonlinear solitary
wave detection sensor, which can realize the stable excitation and detection of nonlinear solitary
waves and is used for the nondestructive detection of materials or structures. Shock particles are controlled by an
electromagnetic valve to shock a one-dimensional spherical granular chain from a fixed height in a
free falling body manner to form nonlinear solitary
waves propagating along the one-dimensional spherical granular chain, when the nonlinear solitary
waves are propagated to observation particles, a displacement of the solitary waves can be sensed by a piezoelectric material embedded in the observation particles, can be outputted in a
voltage form and is called incidence solitary waves; when the nonlinear solitary waves propagated to an interface of the particles on the
tail end of the one-dimensional spherical granular chain and the material or structure to be detected, reflection is generated, the nonlinear solitary waves re-enter the one-dimensional spherical granular chain, the nonlinear solitary waves can be re-sensed by the piezoelectric material in the observation particles in the propagation process, and an output
voltage signal is called reflection solitary waves. By utilizing a flying
time difference or an
amplitude ratio between the reflection solitary waves and the incidence solitary waves, nondestructive evaluation can be performed for the rigidity or damage of the material or structure to be detected.