Sensor for detecting damage to an object
AssigneeEmpire Technology Development LLC
InventorTakashi Iwamoto
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Abstract
A sensor for detecting damage to an object may include a housing, a first coating provided on a surface of a first end of the housing, and a second coating provided on a surface of a second end of the housing opposing the first end. The first coating may be configured to be exposed to an environment in which the object is placed, while the second coating may be configured to be hermitically sealed. The sensor may further include a plurality of electrodes placed in the housing connected to the first end and the second end so as to measure an electrical signal generated therebetween.
Claims26
A sensor for detecting damage to an object, the sensor comprising:
- a housing;
- a first coating provided on a surface of a first end of the housing configured to be exposed to an environment in which the object is placed;
- a second coating hermetically sealed and provided on a surface of a second end of the housing opposing the first end;
- and
- a plurality of electrodes placed in the housing connected to the first end and the second end to measure an electrical signal generated therebetween.
A system for detecting damage to an object, the system comprising:
- one or more sensors having a first coating on a first end of each housing of the sensors, a second coating hermetically sealed on a second end of the housing opposing the first end, and a plurality of electrodes placed in the housing connected to the first end and the second end to measure an electrical signal generated therebetween,
- wherein the one or more sensors are placed in a part of a wall of the object and the first coating is configured to be exposed to an environment in which the object is placed,
- wherein at least one transmitter is operatively connected to the plurality of electrodes to transmit the electrical signals for analysis, and
- wherein a computer is operatively connected to the transmitter to receive the electrical signals and configured to analyze the electrical signals with reference data to detect the damage to the object.
A method for manufacturing a sensor, the method comprising:
- providing a housing;
- placing a plurality of electrodes on a surface of the housing;
- applying a first coating on a first end of the housing;
- applying a second coating on a second end of the housing opposing the first end;
- and
- sealing the second coating hermetically.
A method for detecting damage to an object, the method comprising:
- providing one or more sensors having a first coating on a first end of each housing of the one or more sensors configured to be exposed to an environment in which the object is exposed, a second coating hermetically sealed on a second end of the housing opposing the first end, and a plurality of electrodes placed in the housing connected to the first end and the second end to measure an electrical signal generated therebetween;
- placing the one or more sensors in a part of a wall of the object;
- measuring the electrical signals;
- and
- comparing the electrical signals to reference data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.