Damage Detection/Locating System Providing Thermal Protection
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1. A damage locating system providing thermal protection, comprising:
- at least one chain substantially tiling an area of interest, each said chain defined by an alternating arrangement of capacitors and inductors connected in parallel, each of said capacitors being a reflective-surface interdigitated-electrodes capacitor and each of said inductors being a reflective-surface spiral inductor; and
a magnetic field response recorder for interrogating each said chain prior to damage thereof to establish a baseline frequency response for each said chain, and for interrogating each said chain after damage thereto wherein changes from said baseline frequency response for any said chain are indicative of damage thereto and a corresponding location thereof.
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Abstract
A damage locating system also provides thermal protection. An array of sensors substantially tiles an area of interest. Each sensor is a reflective-surface conductor having operatively coupled inductance and capacitance. A magnetic field response recorder is provided to interrogate each sensor before and after a damage condition. Changes in response are indicative of damage and a corresponding location thereof.
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1. A damage locating system providing thermal protection, comprising:
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at least one chain substantially tiling an area of interest, each said chain defined by an alternating arrangement of capacitors and inductors connected in parallel, each of said capacitors being a reflective-surface interdigitated-electrodes capacitor and each of said inductors being a reflective-surface spiral inductor; and a magnetic field response recorder for interrogating each said chain prior to damage thereof to establish a baseline frequency response for each said chain, and for interrogating each said chain after damage thereto wherein changes from said baseline frequency response for any said chain are indicative of damage thereto and a corresponding location thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A damage locating system providing thermal protection, comprising:
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a non-conductive substrate material; at least one electrical circuit deposited on said substrate material to substantially tile an area of interest thereon, each said circuit defined by an alternating arrangement of capacitors and inductors connected in parallel, each of said capacitors being a reflective-surface interdigitated-electrodes capacitor and each of said inductors being a reflective-surface spiral inductor; and a magnetic field response recorder for interrogating each said circuit prior to damage thereof to establish a baseline frequency response for each said circuit, and for interrogating each said circuit after damage thereto wherein changes from said baseline frequency response for any said circuit are indicative of damage thereto and a corresponding location thereof. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A damage locating system providing thermal protection, comprising:
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a flexible, non-conductive substrate material; at least one electrical circuit deposited as a reflective-surface, thin-film trace on said substrate material to substantially tile an area of interest thereon, each said circuit defined by an alternating arrangement of capacitors and inductors connected in parallel, each of said capacitors being an interdigitated-electrodes capacitor and each of said inductors being a spiral inductor; and a magnetic field response recorder for interrogating each said circuit prior to damage thereof to establish a baseline frequency response for each said circuit, and for interrogating each said circuit after damage thereto wherein changes from said baseline frequency response for any said circuit are indicative of damage thereto and a corresponding location thereof. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A damage locating system providing thermal protection, comprising:
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an array of sensors substantially tiling an area of interest, each of said sensors defined by operatively coupled capacitance and inductance, each of said sensors being a reflective-surface conductor; and a magnetic field response recorder for interrogating each of said sensors prior to damage thereof to establish a baseline frequency response for each of said sensors, and for interrogating each of said sensors after damage thereto wherein changes from said baseline frequency response for any of said sensors are indicative of damage thereto and a corresponding location thereof. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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