Embedded system for diagnostics and prognostics of conduits
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Abstract
An apparatus providing a means for assessment of the integrity of insulated conduits, harnesses, cables, pipelines and other interconnection systems constructed with integral sensitized media, discrete sensors, and electronics providing a means for transforming sensed data into information and a means for communicating information for the purpose of understanding the location, degree and risk of damage and deterioration, and the probable causes thereof.
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57 Claims
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1-49. -49. (canceled)
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50. A monitoring device for use in monitoring at least one conduit with at least one conductor for diagnostic purposes, the monitoring device comprising:
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at least one processor for the purpose of acquiring sensor information from a set of sensors and sensitized medium, processing the sensor information based on parameters and environmental condition of the conduit, and for processing the information to provide an output signal indicative of the condition and an estimate of remaining useful life of the conduit and conductors it monitors, and means associated with the at least one programmed microcontroller or other processor for operating the device in a monitoring mode, after the at least one programmed microcontroller or other processor has operated in the birth certificate mode, wherein the at least one programmed microcontroller or other processor acquires, conditions, and processes the data from the said set of sensors and sensitized strands, compares the processed data to previously stored data, and provides an indication of the condition of the conduit based on the comparisons. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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