Method and apparatus for detecting panel conditions
US7710124B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/2632
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting a predetermined condition of a panel by transmitting a cyclically-repeating energy wave through the material (41) of the panel from first location (43a) to a second location (43b); measuring the transit time of the cyclically-repeating energy wave from the first location to the second location; and utilizing the measured transit time to detect the predetermined condition including the force on, the temperature of, a deformation in, the fatigue condition of, or a fracture in, structural panel, the presence of a force applied to, water on, or breakage in of the panel.
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