Apparatus for quantitative measurements of stress distributions from mechanoluminescence materials
AssigneeThe University of Akron
InventorGunjin Yun
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Abstract
An apparatus for measuring mechanoluminescent light includes a chamber defining an enclosure for a portion of a structure to be monitored and providing an opening fitted onto the structure. The structure has a mechanoluminescent material thereon. The apparatus further includes an imaging sensor positioned and configured to take images of the mechanoluminescent material and an electronic controller in wired or wireless communication with the imaging sensor, the electronic controller being capable of controlling the properties of the imaging sensor and processing the images of the mechanoluminescent material.
Claims14
An apparatus for measuring mechanoluminescent light comprising
- a chamber defining an enclosure for a portion of a structure to be monitored and providing an opening fitted onto the structure, the structure having a mechanoluminescent material thereon,
- an imaging sensor positioned and configured to take images of the mechanoluminescent material, and
- an electronic controller in wired or wireless communication with the imaging sensor, the electronic controller being capable of controlling the properties of the imaging sensor and processing the images of the mechanoluminescent material.
A method of using an apparatus for measuring mechanoluminescent light comprising the steps of
- providing a structure having mechanoluminescent material thereon;
- providing a chamber having an imaging sensor, where the chamber defines an enclosure for the portion of the structure to be monitored and provides an opening fitted onto the structure;
- photoexciting the mechanoluminescent material;
- allowing the mechanoluminescent material to produce mechanoluminescence light;
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- capturing images of the mechanoluminescence light.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.