Digitizing sensors coupled to a structure
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1. A structure, comprising:
- a structural element;
a digitizing sensor coupled to the structural element;
a bus comprising a plurality of conductive traces applied on the structural element using a direct-write technique, wherein one or more power traces of the bus provide power to the digitizing sensor, and wherein one or more communication traces of the bus enable data communication from the digitizing sensor;
a first conductive shield layer applied to the structural element, wherein the one or more communication traces are applied over the first conductive shield layer; and
a first insulating layer between the first conductive shield layer and the one or more communication traces.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of coupling digitizing sensors to a structure are disclosed. A particular system includes a digitizing sensor node. The system further includes a bus including a plurality of conductive elements applied to a substrate. A first conductive element of the bus is coupled to the digitizing sensor node using a direct-write technique.
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1. A structure, comprising:
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a structural element; a digitizing sensor coupled to the structural element; a bus comprising a plurality of conductive traces applied on the structural element using a direct-write technique, wherein one or more power traces of the bus provide power to the digitizing sensor, and wherein one or more communication traces of the bus enable data communication from the digitizing sensor; a first conductive shield layer applied to the structural element, wherein the one or more communication traces are applied over the first conductive shield layer; and a first insulating layer between the first conductive shield layer and the one or more communication traces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving structural health information at a digitizing sensor coupled to a structural element; converting the structural health information to digital data; and transmitting a signal corresponding to the digital data to a central processor via one or more communication traces of a bus comprising a plurality of conductive traces applied to the structural element using a direct-write technique, wherein the bus includes one or more power traces that provide power to the digitizing sensor, wherein the one or more communication traces are applied over a first conductive shield layer that is applied to the structural element, and wherein a first insulating layer is between the first conductive shield layer and the one or more communication traces. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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