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US 2020/0047326 A1Published application
System method and apparatus for foreign object damage (fod) prevention
OwnerAlexandru Barbayanniinventor
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Abstract
A foreign object damage (FOD) prevention system utilizing a plurality of RFID chips attached to a tool to detect misplaced or detached components from each particular tool. Reverse triangulation accountability (RTA) incorporates a reader and an object to be ranged and vectored (positioned accurately) by use of two radio transmitters completing a triangle. The system may also facilitate location of a misplaced undamaged tool.
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A system for preventing a foreign object damage (FOD) hazard of a tracked article, comprising:
- a first tracking chip and a second tracking chip attached to the tracked article and separated by a reference chip spacing;
- a transmitter/receiver configured to determine a range between the transmitter/receiver and the first tracking chip and the second tracking chip;
- a control logic circuit configured to determine a chip separation distance between the first tracking chip and the second tracking chip;
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- an alert notification configured to activate when the range exceeds a detection range limit of the transmitter/receiver.
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A method for preventing foreign object damage (FOD) by a tracked article, comprising:
- attaching a first tracking chip and a second tracking chip to the tracked article;
- recording a reference chip spacing between the first tracking chip and the second tracking chip;
- activating a transmitter/receiver configured to determine a range between the transmitter/receiver and each of the first tracking chip and the second tracking chip;
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- determining, by a control logic circuit, a chip separation distance between the first tracking chip and the second tracking chip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.