COMPONENT MONITORING ARRANGEMENT
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Abstract
Fibre substrates act as a conduit for light along which response signals are transmitted to a controller in the form of an electronic device associated with a component. The processed signals are stored in a local memory to provide a component history and a prediction of future performance and life. Service and repair history may be added to the component device memory to enable a complete history to be stored with the component. A controller may transmit data to an external controller or display through typically a wireless connection. Power to the component electronics may be provided by an induction loop or transformer.
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58 Claims
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1-44. -44. (canceled)
- 45. A component monitoring arrangement for a component incorporating fibres, the arrangement comprising a fibre substrate to present a sensor element, the fibre substrate being configured or orientated in use within a component to expose the sensor element to environmental variations incident upon or to the component and the sensor element being responsive to such environmental variations, the arrangement including a memory coupled to the sensor element to receive response signals, the memory integrally associated with the component, the memory storing the response signal to provide a component history.
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