Method and system for detecting damage in layered structures
US7520666B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N25/72
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for detecting structural damage in a layered structure, the method compromising: providing an array of optical fibers attached to the layered structure; providing a laser source for emitting light into the optical fibers; providing a thermal imaging device; transferring laser light beam through each of the optical fibers of the array; acquiring at least one thermal image of an external surface of the layered structure; and detecting existence of one or more hot spots on the external surface indicative of a location of damage in the layered structure.
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