CDI	cumulative damage index
CFRP	carbon fiber reinforced plastic
CIRA	Italian Aerospace Research Centre
DI	damage index
EASA	European Union Aviation Safety Agency
FBG	Fiber Bragg Grating
FB	force bending
FC	force compression
GB	gigabyte
HT	high temperature
HUMS	health and usage monitoring system
HW	hardware
IAI	Israel Aerospace Industries
LL	limit load
LTE	Long-term evolution
MALE	Medium-altitude long endurance
NDI	non-destructive inspection
LHEO	local high-edge onset (software)
OF	optical fiber
PAS	Piaggio Aerospace
RAM	random-access memory
RT	room temperature
SHM	structural health monitoring
STANAG	standardization agreement
SW	software
TA	test article
TAU	Tel Aviv university
TL	threshold level
TP	twisted pair
UAV	unmanned aerial vehicle
UL	ultimate load