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US 2014/0232552 A1Published application
Systems and methods of coupling digitizing sensors to a structure
AssigneesThe Boeing Company, Metis Design Corporation
InventorsSeth S. Kessler, Jeong-Beom Ihn, Christopher T. Dunn, Jeffrey Lynn Duce, Michael G. Borgen
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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.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a digitizing sensor node;
- and
- a bus comprising a plurality of conductive elements applied to a substrate, wherein a first conductive element of the bus is coupled to the digitizing sensor node using a direct-write technique.
A structure, comprising:
- at least one structural element;
- at least one digitizing sensor coupled to the at least one structural element;
- and
- a bus comprising a plurality of conductive traces applied on the at least one structural element using a direct-write technique, wherein one or more power traces of the bus provide power to the at least one digitizing sensor, and wherein one or more communication traces of the bus enable data communication from the at least one digitizing sensor.
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A method comprising:
- receiving structural health information at a digitizing sensor coupled to at least one structural element;
- and
- converting the structural health information to digital data;
- 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 elements applied to the structural element using a direct-write technique.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.