Method and apparatus for determining electrical properties of structures
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1. A method of determining an electrical property of a structure, comprising:
- providing a model of a plurality of electrical elements, at least a first and a second electrical element of the plurality of electrical elements connected at one of a plurality of boundary nodes located at a boundary on the structure, and at least a third and a fourth electrical element of the plurality of electrical elements connected at one or more internal nodes; and
determining an electrical property of at least a portion of the structure based on the model and a plurality of electrical measurements each between a different pair of the plurality of boundary nodes.
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A method and apparatus for determining an electrical property of a structure. The method involves creating a model of an electrical property of a structure and measuring the electrical property of the structure between at least two of a plurality of locations. The method also involves determining the electrical property of at least a portion of the structure based on the model and the measurement of the electrical property between the at least two of the plurality of locations.
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1. A method of determining an electrical property of a structure, comprising:
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providing a model of a plurality of electrical elements, at least a first and a second electrical element of the plurality of electrical elements connected at one of a plurality of boundary nodes located at a boundary on the structure, and at least a third and a fourth electrical element of the plurality of electrical elements connected at one or more internal nodes; and determining an electrical property of at least a portion of the structure based on the model and a plurality of electrical measurements each between a different pair of the plurality of boundary nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for determining an electrical property of a structure, comprising:
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a model of a plurality of electrical elements, at least a first and a second electrical element of the plurality of electrical elements connected at one of a plurality of boundary nodes located at a boundary on the structure, and at least a third and a fourth electrical element of the plurality of electrical elements connected at one or more internal nodes; and a device for making a plurality of electrical measurements each between a different pair of the plurality of boundary nodes and for determining an electrical property of at least a portion of the structure based on the model and the plurality of electrical measurements. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for determining an electrical property of a structure, comprising:
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means for making a plurality of electrical measurements each between a different pair of a plurality of boundary nodes; and means for determining an electrical property of at least a portion of a structure based on a model and the plurality of electrical measurements, the model comprising a plurality of electrical elements, at least a first and a second electrical element of the plurality of electrical elements connected at one of the plurality of boundary nodes located at a boundary on the structure, and at least a third and a fourth electrical element of the plurality of electrical elements connected at one or more internal nodes.
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