Peak strain detection linear displacement sensor system for smart structures
First Claim
1. A measuring device for measuring peak-displacement comprising a first component, a second component separate from said first component, a sensor sensitive to relative position of said first component with respect to said second component, and a constraint, wherein said constraint holds said first and said second components at position of peak relative displacement of said first component with respect to said second component.
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Abstract
The novel peak strain detection linear displacement sensor system for smart structures is designed to provide monitoring of the strain in structures and reporting their strain histories. The system comprises the use of micro miniature, high resolution, passive peak strain detector. A displacement sensor, such as a differential variable reluctance transducer, is used and the sliding core of the unit is constrained so that it shows the maximum movement in one direction. Once positioned and attached, mechanical movement of the core will always occur in response to structural deformation. The system comprises attachment devices and a body clamp and core extender and compressor, a housing, a spring loaded collar, a sensor core and a measuring unit.
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- 1. A measuring device for measuring peak-displacement comprising a first component, a second component separate from said first component, a sensor sensitive to relative position of said first component with respect to said second component, and a constraint, wherein said constraint holds said first and said second components at position of peak relative displacement of said first component with respect to said second component.
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30. A method of measuring a displacement comprising the steps of:
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a) attaching a first attachment unit to a structure at a first location;
b) attaching a second attachment unit to the structure at a second location, said second location displaced from said first location;
c) providing a passive peak-displacement sensor, said peak-displacement sensor comprising a first component and a second component separate from said first component, a sensor sensitive to relative position of said first component with respect to said second component, and a constraint, wherein said constraint holds said first and said second components at position of peak relative displacement of said first component with respect to said second component;
d) providing a relative displacement of said first attachment unit with respect to said second attachment unit; and
e) measuring peak displacement with said passive peak-displacement sensor.
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