MONITORING STRUCTURES
First Claim
1. A structure defining an elongate space, the structure comprising an apparatus installed within the structure, wherein the apparatus comprises or includes:
- a signal generator and detector arrangement; and
at least one antenna coupled to the signal generator and detector arrangement,wherein the at least one antenna is coupled to the elongate space for transmitting an electromagnetic signal into the elongate space and for receiving the electromagnetic signal from the elongate space after reflection of the electromagnetic signal from a feature within the elongate space.
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Abstract
A structure defines an elongate space and comprises an apparatus installed within the structure. The apparatus includes a signal generator and detector arrangement, and at least one antenna coupled to the signal generator and detector arrangement. The at least one antenna is coupled to the elongate space for transmitting an electromagnetic signal into the elongate space and for receiving the electromagnetic signal from the elongate space after reflection of the electromagnetic signal from a feature within the elongate space. The apparatus may be used to monitor the feature within the elongate space.
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1. A structure defining an elongate space, the structure comprising an apparatus installed within the structure, wherein the apparatus comprises or includes:
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a signal generator and detector arrangement; and at least one antenna coupled to the signal generator and detector arrangement, wherein the at least one antenna is coupled to the elongate space for transmitting an electromagnetic signal into the elongate space and for receiving the electromagnetic signal from the elongate space after reflection of the electromagnetic signal from a feature within the elongate space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for use in monitoring a feature within an elongate space defined by a structure, the method comprising:
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installing an apparatus within the structure; generating a signal using a signal generator and detector arrangement and coupling the generated signal to at least one antenna of the apparatus so as to transmit an electromagnetic signal from the at least one antenna into the elongate space; receiving the electromagnetic signal at the at least one antenna from the elongate space after reflection of the electromagnetic signal from a feature within the elongate space; and detecting a signal received from the at least one antenna using the signal generator and detector arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. An apparatus for monitoring an elongate space, the apparatus comprising:
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a signal generator and detector arrangement; an antenna; and a transition which converts a waveguide mode at the signal generator and detector arrangement to an electromagnetic mode at the antenna, wherein the signal generator and detector arrangement, the antenna and the transition are integrated together. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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