Measuring and testing – Specimen stress or strain – or testing by stress or strain... – Specified electrical sensor or system
Patent
1998-03-30
1999-10-19
Noori, Max
Measuring and testing
Specimen stress or strain, or testing by stress or strain...
Specified electrical sensor or system
73775, G01B 716
Patent
active
059692600
ABSTRACT:
The apparatus and associated method of the present invention remotely detects structural defects in a workpiece by monitoring the electrical continuity of thin crack wires deposited on or within the workpiece in response to a communication from a remote interrogation device. As a crack, delamination or other structural defect forms or propagates in a structural member or other workpiece, a crack wire located in the vicinity of the crack breaks. In addition to the crack wires, the defect sensing apparatus includes a transponder and a discontinuity sensor for detecting a discontinuity along the crack wire. In order to inspect the workpiece, a maintenance technician positions a remote interrogation device in proximity with the workpiece under inspection. The interrogation signals provided by the remote interrogation device are received by the transponder and serve to power the defect sensing apparatus. Once sufficiently energized, the discontinuity sensor typically applies a voltage to one end of the crack wire and monitors the voltage level at the other end of the crack wire to determine the crack wire has broken, thereby indicating the presence of a crack, delamination or other defect. The discontinuity sensor reports the crack wire status via the transponder to the remote interrogation device for review by the maintenance technician. The defect sensing apparatus may be integral to a structural member or form one part of a reinforcement patch that is installed during a repair to monitor the structural integrity of a repaired structural member.
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Belk John H.
White Edward V.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Noori Max
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