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Entropy-based impact load identification

US9534993B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 2011
Grant dateJan 3, 2017
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M7/08
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for identifying the location of the load on a structure. Various embodiments include calculating a plurality of potential loading sites, assessing the statistical order of each of those predictions, and selecting regions of the structure where the load most likely occurred based on the orderliness (or randomness) of the assessments.

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