Back to results
US 7,124,644 B2Granted
Structure for identifying, locating and quantifying physical phenomena
AssigneeBattelle Energy Alliance, LLC
InventorJohn G. Richardson
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method and system for detecting, locating and quantifying a physical phenomena such as strain or a deformation in a structure. A minimum resolvable distance along the structure is selected and a quantity of laterally adjacent conductors is determined. Each conductor includes a plurality of segments coupled in series which define the minimum resolvable distance along the structure. When a deformation occurs, changes in the defined energy transmission characteristics along each conductor are compared to determine which segment contains the deformation.
Claims9
A structure, comprising:
- at least one structural member;
- a plurality of conductors attached to the at least one structural member, each conductor of the plurality including a plurality of segments coupled in series with each of the plurality of segments defining a minimum resolvable distance, the plurality of laterally adjacent conductors including at least a quantity of laterally adjacent conductors coffesponding to a number of digits having a number of resolvable prime numbers at least equal to the quantity of the plurality of segments in each of the plurality of laterally adjacent conductors;
- and
- a plurality of identity groups, each identity group including a plurality of laterally adjacent segments including at least one segment from each conductor, wherein each segment within an identity group exhibits an associated unit value representative of a defined energy transmission characteristic such that the unit values of each identity group may be represented by a concatenated digit string of the unit values contained therein and wherein the concatenated digit string of each identity group of the plurality is a unique one of the resolvable prime numbers.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.