Optical linear strain gage
First Claim
1. An optical strain gage comprising:
- a target containing a pair of end points or a pair of end lines, and a gage length defined by the end points or end lines, the target being adapted for association with a body for which at least one of strain and fatigue damage is to be measured and being adapted to emit a detectable physical quantity;
a sensor compatible with and adapted to pre-process the detectable physical quantity emitted by the target and output data representing the physical quantity;
means for analyzing the data output by the sensor to define the symbolic strain rosette; and
means for calculating at least one of the strain and the fatigue damage directly on the body based on the pre-processed and analyzed data.
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Abstract
An optical linear strain gage includes a target, a sensor, and a computer, wherein the target contains a gage length defined by end points. The target can be a one-dimensional barcode, the gage length defined between, and perpendicular to, two chosen parallel lines of the barcode. The target, including a gage length, is associated with an object such that deformation of the gage length and deformation of the object are the same; target can emit or reflect a detectable physical quantity. The sensor is compatible with and pre-processes the physical quantity from the target and provides data to the computer. The computer analyzes the data output and calculates the strain directly on the body based on the pre-processed and analyzed data. Measuring strain on an object using the strain gage includes identifying the changes in the gage length as a function of time and load applied and calculating strain.
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1. An optical strain gage comprising:
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a target containing a pair of end points or a pair of end lines, and a gage length defined by the end points or end lines, the target being adapted for association with a body for which at least one of strain and fatigue damage is to be measured and being adapted to emit a detectable physical quantity;
a sensor compatible with and adapted to pre-process the detectable physical quantity emitted by the target and output data representing the physical quantity;
means for analyzing the data output by the sensor to define the symbolic strain rosette; and
means for calculating at least one of the strain and the fatigue damage directly on the body based on the pre-processed and analyzed data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An optical strain gage comprising:
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a target comprising a one-dimensional barcode, the target being adapted for association with a body for which at least one of strain and fatigue damage is to be measured and being adapted to emit a detectable physical quantity;
a sensor compatible with and adapted to pre-process the detectable physical quantity emitted by the target and output data representing the physical quantity;
means for analyzing the data output by the sensor to define the symbolic strain rosette; and
means for calculating at least one of the strain and the fatigue damage directly on the body based on the pre-processed and analyzed data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method of measuring at least one of strain and fatigue damage on an object directly, comprising the steps of:
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associating a gage length with an object in such a way that deformation of the gage length and deformation under load of the object bear a one-to-one relationship;
identifying the changes in the gage length, as a function of time and change in the load applied to the object; and
translating the changes in the gage length into at least one of strain and fatigue damage.
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