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First Claim
1. A method of detecting motion in components that form part of a structure, the method comprising:
- flooding a first component with transmitted radio frequency signals;
receiving reflected radio frequency signals from the first component with an antenna;
generating a first set of intermediate frequency signals based on differences between the transmitted radio frequency signals and the reflected radio frequency signals;
measuring the first set of intermediate frequency signals;
flooding a second component with transmitted radio frequency signals;
receiving reflected radio frequency signals from the second component with an antenna;
generating a second set of intermediate frequency signals based on differences between the transmitted radio frequency signals and the additional reflected radio frequency signals;
measuring the second set of intermediate frequency signals.
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Abstract
A method of detecting motion in components that form part of a structure. The method includes flooding a first component with transmitted radio frequency signals and receiving reflected radio frequency signals from the first component with an antenna. The method further includes generating a first set of intermediate frequency signals based on differences between the transmitted radio frequency signals and the reflected radio frequency signals and measuring the first set of intermediate frequency signals. The method further includes flooding a second component with transmitted radio frequency signals and receiving reflected radio frequency signals from the second component with an antenna. The method further includes generating a second set of intermediate frequency signals based on differences between the transmitted radio frequency signals and the additional reflected radio frequency signals and measuring the second set of intermediate frequency.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of detecting motion in components that form part of a structure, the method comprising:
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flooding a first component with transmitted radio frequency signals; receiving reflected radio frequency signals from the first component with an antenna; generating a first set of intermediate frequency signals based on differences between the transmitted radio frequency signals and the reflected radio frequency signals; measuring the first set of intermediate frequency signals; flooding a second component with transmitted radio frequency signals; receiving reflected radio frequency signals from the second component with an antenna; generating a second set of intermediate frequency signals based on differences between the transmitted radio frequency signals and the additional reflected radio frequency signals; measuring the second set of intermediate frequency signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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5. The method of claim 5 wherein receiving reflected radio frequency signals from the first component with an antenna and receiving reflected radio frequency signals from the second component with an antenna each include receiving the reflected radio frequency signals with a receiving portion of the antenna.
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18. A method of detecting motion in load bearing members on a machine, the method comprising:
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flooding a first load bearing member with transmitted radio frequency signals; receiving reflected radio frequency signals from the first load bearing member with an antenna; generating a first set of intermediate frequency signals based on differences between the transmitted radio frequency signals and the reflected radio frequency signals; measuring the first set of intermediate frequency signals; flooding a second load bearing member with transmitted radio frequency signals; receiving reflected radio frequency signals from the second load bearing member with an antenna; generating a second set of intermediate frequency signals based on differences between the transmitted radio frequency signals and the additional reflected radio frequency signals; measuring the second set of intermediate frequency signals. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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