Apparatus and method to detect damage of a component of a system
First Claim
1. An apparatus to detect damage of a component of a system, the apparatus comprising:
- a first grid of sensors arranged in a first orientation on a surface of the component and configured to generate a first set of signals when activated;
a second grid of sensors, independent from the first grid of sensors, arranged in a second orientation on an insulating layer on the surface of the component and configured to generate a second set of signals when activated, the second orientation overlapping with the first orientation; and
a processor configured to detect the damage based on a change in at least one signal of the first set of signals or the second set of signals, wherein the processor is configured to identify a plurality of types of the damage including a deformation and a liberation of a portion of the component that breaks off from the component based on the change in the at least one signal of the first set of signals or the second set of signals.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method detect damage of a component of a system. The damage detection apparatus includes a first grid of sensors arranged in a first orientation on a surface of the component and configured to generate a first set of signals. The apparatus also includes a second grid of sensors, independent from the first grid of sensors, arranged in a second orientation on an insulating layer on the surface of the component and configured to generate a second set of signals, the second orientation overlapping with the first orientation. A processor detects the damage based on a change in at least one signal of the first set of signals or the second set of signals.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus to detect damage of a component of a system, the apparatus comprising:
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a first grid of sensors arranged in a first orientation on a surface of the component and configured to generate a first set of signals when activated; a second grid of sensors, independent from the first grid of sensors, arranged in a second orientation on an insulating layer on the surface of the component and configured to generate a second set of signals when activated, the second orientation overlapping with the first orientation; and a processor configured to detect the damage based on a change in at least one signal of the first set of signals or the second set of signals, wherein the processor is configured to identify a plurality of types of the damage including a deformation and a liberation of a portion of the component that breaks off from the component based on the change in the at least one signal of the first set of signals or the second set of signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method to detect damage of a component of a system, the method comprising:
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disposing a first grid of sensors in a first orientation on a surface of the component, the first grid of sensors configured to generate a first set of signals when activated; disposing a second grid of sensors, independent from the first grid of sensors, in a second orientation on an insulating layer on the surface of the component, the second orientation overlapping with the first orientation, and the second grid of sensors configured to generate a second set of signals when activated; processing the first set of signals and the second set of signals to detect the damage based on a change in at least one signal of the first set of signals or the second set of signals; and identifying a plurality of types of the damage including a deformation and a liberation of a portion of the component that breaks off from the component based on the change in the at least one signal of the first set of signals or the second set of signals. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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