System and Method for Real-Time Measurement of Sail Conditions and Dynamics
AssigneeIntune Technologies Limited
InventorsThomas Farrell, John Levins, Michael Todd
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Abstract
The invention provides an optical measurement system and method for monitoring the condition of a sail, the system comprising: an optical interrogation unit that produces and receives an optical signal; and an optical fibre network that interconnects the interrogation unit with a plurality of optical sensors in communication with the sail, wherein the sensors are mounted onto the sail. The optical system measures parameters of the sail, from which shape, integrity and overall conditions of the sail can be calculated in real-time.
Claims18
1) An optical measurement system for monitoring the condition of a sail, the system comprising:
- a) an optical interrogation unit that produces and receives an optical signal;
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- b) an optical fibre network that interconnects the optical interrogation unit with a plurality of optical sensors in communication with the sail, wherein the optical sensors are mounted onto the sail.
13) A method for monitoring the condition of a sail using an optical measurement system, the method comprising:
- providing an optical interrogation unit that produces and receives an optical signal;
- interconnecting the interrogation unit with a plurality of optical sensors, in communication with the sail to form an optical measurement system;
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- mounting the sensors onto the sail.
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16) A computer program for monitoring the condition of a sail using an optical measurement system, wherein the computer program is embodied in a computer readable medium and executable by at least one processor, the computer program comprising:
- logic configured to control an optical interrogation unit that produces and receives an optical signal;
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- logic configured to control an optical measurement system, wherein the optical measurement system comprises the optical interrogation unit interconnected with a plurality of optical sensors that are mounted to the sail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.