Sensored composite structure
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1. A sensored composite structure comprising:
- at least one fiber, said fiber having the property of structural strengthening and the property of optical transmissivity; and
a matrix, said at least one fiber being embedded in said matrix and bonded thereto, such that at least one characteristic of said structure can be measured by means of variation in the optical transmissivity of said optical fiber.
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Abstract
A sensored composite structure comprises a coherent bundle of fibers having structural strength and optical transmissivity properties embedded in a matrix, whereby stresses and other parameters of the structure may be measured by reference to the image resulting from light transmitted through said coherent fiber bundle. Other properties of the fibers, such as magnetic and thermochromic, may be utilized to measure other parameters such as temperature and magnetic flux.
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1. A sensored composite structure comprising:
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at least one fiber, said fiber having the property of structural strengthening and the property of optical transmissivity; and a matrix, said at least one fiber being embedded in said matrix and bonded thereto, such that at least one characteristic of said structure can be measured by means of variation in the optical transmissivity of said optical fiber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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7. A sensored composite structure comprising:
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a plurality of fibers disposed adjacent one another, said fibers having the property of structural strengthening and the property of optical transmissivity; and a matrix, said plurality of fibers being embedded in said matrix and bonded thereto, such that at least one characteristic of said structure can be measured by means of the optical transmissivity of said optical fibers, said matrix and said plurality of fibers being substantially in the form of a plurality of laminates, and further including a plurality of laminates having structural strength property joined to said first-mentioned laminates, said first-mentioned laminates and said laminates having structural strength property being joined together in an alternating manner.
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8. A sensored composite structure comprising:
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a plurality of fibers disposed adjacent one another, said fibers having the property of structural strengthening and the property of optical transmissivity; and a matrix, said plurality of fibers being embedded in said matrix and bonded thereto, such that at least one characteristic of said structure can be measured by means of the optical transmissivity of said optical fibers, said matrix and said plurality of fibers being substantially in the form of a laminate and further including a laminate having structural strength property joined thereto, said first-mentioned laminate and said laminate having structural strength property being joined to one another, said structural strength laminate being composed of metal.
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