DAMAGE DETECTION SYSTEM
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1. A damage detection system for a vehicle comprising:
- a processor; and
at least one transmitter communicatively connected to the processor, wherein said at least one transmitter is adapted to be attached directly to a vehicle;
wherein the at least one transmitter sends a signal to the processor, the processor is programmed to assign a spatial coordinate to the at least one transmitter while attached directly to a vehicle and the processor is further programmed to identify a vehicle location of the at least one transmitter as damaged when the at least one transmitter fails to send the signal.
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Abstract
A damage detection system includes a processor and a transmitter communicatively connected to the processor. The transmitter sends a signal to the processor and the processor is programmed to assign a spatial coordinate to the transmitter. The processor is further programmed to identify a transmitter location as damaged when the transmitter fails to send the signal. The damage detection system may analyze the damaged area and report potentially affected sub-systems to users of a machine or vehicle equipped with the damage detection system.
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26 Claims
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1. A damage detection system for a vehicle comprising:
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a processor; and
at least one transmitter communicatively connected to the processor, wherein said at least one transmitter is adapted to be attached directly to a vehicle;
wherein the at least one transmitter sends a signal to the processor, the processor is programmed to assign a spatial coordinate to the at least one transmitter while attached directly to a vehicle and the processor is further programmed to identify a vehicle location of the at least one transmitter as damaged when the at least one transmitter fails to send the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of determining a damaged area of a vehicle comprising:
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providing a processor;
attaching a plurality of remotely powered transmitters to a vehicle, each of the plurality of transmitters adapted to send a signal to the processor;
providing remote power to the plurality of transmitters, thereby causing each of the plurality of transmitters to send the signal to the processor;
assigning spatial coordinates to each transmitter in the plurality of transmitters;
monitoring the plurality of transmitters to identify non-functioning transmitters; and
identifying a damaged area of the vehicle based upon the spatial coordinates assigned to any non-functioning transmitters. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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