Measuring and testing – Vibration – Sensing apparatus
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-04
2006-04-04
Williams, Hezron (Department: 2856)
Measuring and testing
Vibration
Sensing apparatus
C367S134000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07021146
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an attitude sensing device and method for determining an attitude of a reference axis of a package containing a fiber optic sensor sensor. The attitude sensing device comprises an electro-mechanical attitude sensor for generating an electrical signal indicative of the attitude sensor, and converter logic for converting the electrical signal into a stimulus signal. A local power source is preferably provided for the electro-mechanical attitude sensor in the converter logic. The stimulus signal is such that the fiber optical sensor is responsive to the stimulus signal to cause a variation in at least one predetermined property of an optical signal transmitted through the fiber optic sensor, the attitude of the reference axis being determinable from the variation of the predetermined property. By this approach, it is possible to use the existing fiber optic sensor within the package, along with the corresponding existing telemetry and multiplexing system, to recover the information from the electro-mechanical attitude sensor.
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Nash Philip John
Tanner Mark Andrew
QinetiQ Limited
Saint-Surin Jacques M.
Williams Hezron
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