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System and method for evaluating a structure

  • US 6,595,684 B1
  • Filed: 11/03/1999
  • Issued: 07/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for evaluating a structure, the system comprising:

  • a) a structure to be evaluated, the structure having a predetermined baseline thermal signature and formed from a web of interwoven fibers including at least one electrically conductive fiber;

    b) a thermal source comprising a power-supply and the at least one electrically conductive fiber, the power supply operable to supply power to the at least one electrically conductive fiber to heat the structure;

    c) a detection device operable to detect a thermal energy at various points of the structure; and

    d) a computer coupled to the detection device, the computer operable to generate a thermal signature of the structure based on the thermal energy at the various points; and

    e) wherein the generated thermal signature of the structure is compared to the baseline thermal signature of the structure to determine whether anomalies exist in the structure.

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