SENSOR DEVICE TO MONITOR DEFORMATION IN STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, SUCH AS SOLID STRUCTURES
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1. A sensor device comprising:
- a sensing component adapted to be connected to a monitoring system to send signals associated with deformation of a structural member;
an adhesive adapted to bond the sensing component to a surface of the structural member; and
a double-sided tape having a first adhesive surface adapted to be adhered to the surface of the structural member to be monitored, with the sensing component being positioned between the tape and the surface of the structural member, and a second adhesive surface adapted to adherently support components associated with the sensing component.
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Abstract
A sensor device comprises a sensing component adapted to be connected to a monitoring system to send signals associated with deformation of a structural member. An adhesive is adapted to bond the sensing component to a surface of a structural member. A tape has at least one adhesive surface adapted to be adhered to the surface of a structural member to be monitored, with the sensing component being positioned between the tape and the surface of the structural member. The sensor device is used in combination with a monitoring system.
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1. A sensor device comprising:
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a sensing component adapted to be connected to a monitoring system to send signals associated with deformation of a structural member; an adhesive adapted to bond the sensing component to a surface of the structural member; and a double-sided tape having a first adhesive surface adapted to be adhered to the surface of the structural member to be monitored, with the sensing component being positioned between the tape and the surface of the structural member, and a second adhesive surface adapted to adherently support components associated with the sensing component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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16. A sensor device and monitoring system combination comprising:
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at least one sensor device having a sensing component adapted to be bonded to a surface of a structural member;
a tape having at least one adhesive surface adapted to be adhered to the surface of the structural member to be monitored, with the sensing component being positioned between the tape and the surface of the structural member; and
a structural component connected to the other side of the tape so as to support components associated with the sensing component for interface with a monitoring system; anda monitoring system connected to the sensor device to receive signals associated with a deformation of the structural member, the monitoring system comprising a signal interpreter to produce a value associated to said deformation, and an interface to produce a user output with said value. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23)
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