DAMAGE DETECTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A damage detection system for at least one of a vehicle, a machine, and a structure comprising:
- a processor; and
a plurality of connected transmitters communicatively connected to the processor, wherein said plurality of connected transmitters are adapted to be attached directly to at least one of a vehicle, a machine, and a structure, and wherein the plurality of connected transmitters are each independently configured to only send a damage signal to the processor when at least one neighboring transmitter is damaged and not to send a damage signal to the processor if no neighboring transmitter is damaged, and the processor is programmed to identify a location of any transmitter on the at least one vehicle, machine, and structure which sends a damage signal indicating that at least one neighboring transmitter is damaged.
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Abstract
A damage detection system for a vehicle, a machine, and/or another type of structure may comprise a processor, and a plurality of connected transmitters communicatively connected to the processor. The plurality of connected transmitters may be adapted to be attached directly to a vehicle, a machine, and/or another type of structure. The plurality of connected transmitters may each be independently configured to only send a coded damage signal to the processor when at least one neighboring transmitter is damaged, and not to send a damage signal to the processor if no neighboring transmitter is damaged. The processor may be programmed to identify a vehicle location of any transmitter which sends a damage signal indicating that at least one neighboring transmitter is damaged. The damage detection system may analyze the damaged area and report potentially affected sub-systems to users of a vehicle, machine, or other structure equipped with the damage detection system.
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24 Claims
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1. A damage detection system for at least one of a vehicle, a machine, and a structure comprising:
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a processor; and a plurality of connected transmitters communicatively connected to the processor, wherein said plurality of connected transmitters are adapted to be attached directly to at least one of a vehicle, a machine, and a structure, and wherein the plurality of connected transmitters are each independently configured to only send a damage signal to the processor when at least one neighboring transmitter is damaged and not to send a damage signal to the processor if no neighboring transmitter is damaged, and the processor is programmed to identify a location of any transmitter on the at least one vehicle, machine, and structure which sends a damage signal indicating that at least one neighboring transmitter is damaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of determining a damaged area of at least one of a vehicle, a machine, and a structure comprising:
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providing a processor; attaching a plurality of connected transmitters to at least one of a vehicle, a machine, and a structure, wherein the plurality of connected transmitters do not transmit signals to the processor when none of the connected transmitters are damaged; when at least one of the plurality of connected transmitters are damaged, sending at least one damage signal to the processor through at least one neighboring transmitter of the at least one damaged transmitter; and identifying a damage area of the at least one vehicle, machine, and structure based upon spatial coordinates of the at least one neighboring transmitter sending the at least one damage signal to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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