Passive structural assessment and monitoring system and associated method
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1. A system for assessing and monitoring a structure comprising:
- at least one signal generation device for generating at least one event within the structure;
at least one non-destructive inspection sensor carried by the structure and configured for acquiring data in response to ambient events associated with the structure and at least one event generated by the signal generation device; and
a data acquisition system configured to communicate with the non-destructive inspection sensor and to provide information indicative of a defect in the structure based on the data acquired by the non-destructive inspection sensor in response to the ambient and generated events.
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Abstract
A system and method for assessing and monitoring a structure are provided. The system includes at least one non-destructive inspection sensor carried by the structure and configured for acquiring data in response to ambient events associated with the structure. The system also includes a data acquisition system configured to communicate with the non-destructive inspection sensor and provide information indicative of a defect in the structure based on the data acquired by the non-destructive inspection sensor in response to the ambient events.
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24 Claims
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1. A system for assessing and monitoring a structure comprising:
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at least one signal generation device for generating at least one event within the structure; at least one non-destructive inspection sensor carried by the structure and configured for acquiring data in response to ambient events associated with the structure and at least one event generated by the signal generation device; and a data acquisition system configured to communicate with the non-destructive inspection sensor and to provide information indicative of a defect in the structure based on the data acquired by the non-destructive inspection sensor in response to the ambient and generated events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 19, 22)
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9. A method for assessing and monitoring a structure comprising:
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intentionally generating at least one event within the structure; acquiring data indicative of the structure with at least one non-destructive inspection sensor in response to ambient events associated with the structure and at least one intentionally generated event; and characterizing a defect within the structure based on the data acquired by the at least one non-destructive inspection sensor in response to the ambient and intentionally generated events. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 23)
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17. A method for assessing and monitoring a structure comprising:
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acquiring data indicative of the structure with at least one non-destructive inspection sensor in response to ambient events associated with the structure; preliminarily identifying a defect within the structure based on the data acquired by the at least one non-destructive inspection sensor in response to the ambient events; intentionally generating a stimulus within the structure after preliminarily identifying the defect; and further analyzing the preliminarily identified defect based on additional data acquired by the at least one non-destructive inspection sensor in response to the intentionally generated stimulus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 21, 24)
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