Method and system for measurement using a telescopic gauge

US9719766B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Juntao Wu · Niskayuna, US
• Robert William Tait · Plano, US
• Chun Zhan · Niskayuna, US
• Maxine Marie Gibeau · Slingerlands, US
• John Brandon Laflen · Niskayuna, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 18, 2015
• Grant date: Aug 1, 2017
• Expiry date: Aug 7, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01B2210/58
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A measurement system for determining dimensions of a measurement zone of a physical asset is presented. The system includes a telescoping gauge configured to determine one or more analog measurements corresponding to the measurement zone of the physical asset, where the telescoping gauge includes a sliding arm and a vertical arm. Furthermore, the system includes a data digitizer operatively coupled to the telescoping gauge and configured to convert the one or more analog measurements to corresponding one or more digital measurements. In addition, the system includes a wireless unit operatively coupled to the telescoping gauge and configured to wirelessly transmit the one or more digital measurements.