Fastener assembly sensor unit
AssigneeSalunda Limited
InventorsAlan Patrick John Finlay, Philip Samuel Pickles, John Mark Newton
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Abstract
There is provided a sensor unit for a fastener assembly, the sensor unit comprising a mounting arranged to rigidly attach the sensor unit to, or adjacent to, a fastener assembly; and a sensor, that is an optical flow sensor or an inductive sensor, configured to sense movement of the fastener assembly. The sensor unit may comprise a processor arranged to process the output of the sensor to detect loosening of the fastener assembly and to output a signal representing the status of the fastener assembly. The sensor unit may comprise a wireless communication unit arranged to communicate the signal.
Claims24
A sensor unit for a fastener assembly, the sensor unit comprising:
- a mounting arranged to rigidly attach the sensor unit to, or adjacent to, a fastener assembly;
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- an optical flow sensor configured to sense movement of the fastener assembly.
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A method of sensing the status of a fastener assembly, the method comprising sensing movement of the fastener assembly by an optical flow sensor rigidly attached to, or adjacent to, the fastener assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.