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Device, system and process for detecting tensile loads on a rope having an optical fiber incorporated therein

  • US 5,182,779 A
  • Filed: 04/05/1990
  • Issued: 01/26/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for detecting tensile loads on a rope comprising:

  • a plurality of elongated load-bearing members, said elongated load-bearing members being arranged into an elongated shape of a rope, said elongated shape having a long axis, said elongated shape being capable of a change in length along the long axis and structured for bearing tension loads along the long axis;

    at least one fiber optical incorporated with the elongated load-bearing members along the length thereof;

    an input signal transmitter, said input signal transmitter transmitting electromagnetic radiation into said fiber optic; and

    a signal monitor, said signal monitor monitoring electromagnetic radiation exiting from said fiber optical and comparing an observed set of characteristics of the electromagnetic radiation exiting from said fiber optic to an expected set of characteristics of electromagnetic radiation exiting from said fiber optic.

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