Repair structure cracks using self-moving filler materials
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorSarbajit K. Rakshit
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically repairing structure cracks. The method may include mixing a filler material with ferromagnetic dust to create a filler material mixture. The method may also include storing each filler material mixture in a filler material reservoir. The method may also include creating an array of magnetic coils in the structure, where the array of magnetic coils creates a magnetic path through the structure. The apparatus may include a structure. The structure may include a plurality of filler material reservoirs, wherein each filler material reservoir stores a filler material mixture. The structure may also include an array of magnetic coils inside the structure.
Claims20
A method of automatically repairing structure cracks, the method comprising:
- mixing a filler material with ferromagnetic dust to create a filler material mixture;
- storing each filler material mixture in a filler material reservoir;
- and
- creating an array of magnetic coils in the structure, wherein the array of magnetic coils creates a magnetic path through the structure.
An apparatus comprising:
- a structure, the structure comprising:
- a plurality of filler material reservoirs, wherein each filler material reservoir stores a filler material mixture;
- and
- an array of magnetic coils inside the structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.