Multi-dimensional damage detection
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a panel including a plurality of detection layers, each detection layer including a substrate and a plurality of conductive traces coupled to the substrate, each detection layer separated from one another by one or more non-detection layers, wherein the plurality of detection layers form a grid of conductive traces and wherein each detection layer includes one or more known defect traces, and wherein the panel has a trace continuity signature that is defined by the known defect traces of the detection layers in the panel; and
a monitor coupled to the grid of conductive traces, wherein the monitor is configured to detect damage to the panel in response to an electrical property change with respect to one or more of the conductive traces.
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Abstract
Methods and systems may provide for a structure having a plurality of interconnected panels, wherein each panel has a plurality of detection layers separated from one another by one or more non-detection layers. The plurality of detection layers may form a grid of conductive traces. Additionally, a monitor may be coupled to each grid of conductive traces, wherein the monitor is configured to detect damage to the plurality of interconnected panels in response to an electrical property change with respect to one or more of the conductive traces. In one example, the structure is part of an inflatable space platform such as a spacecraft or habitat.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a panel including a plurality of detection layers, each detection layer including a substrate and a plurality of conductive traces coupled to the substrate, each detection layer separated from one another by one or more non-detection layers, wherein the plurality of detection layers form a grid of conductive traces and wherein each detection layer includes one or more known defect traces, and wherein the panel has a trace continuity signature that is defined by the known defect traces of the detection layers in the panel; and a monitor coupled to the grid of conductive traces, wherein the monitor is configured to detect damage to the panel in response to an electrical property change with respect to one or more of the conductive traces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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