Wireless clamp tool

A system for monitoring and controlling a wireless, mechanical tool comprising:

• a wireless, mechanical clamp tool including a wireless strain gauge sensor for transmitting electrical signals to a wireless receiver;
• a remote qualifier including the wireless receiver for receiving the electrical signals from the wireless strain gauge sensor of the mechanical tool;
• wherein the remote qualifier also includes a means for electrically computationally processing the electrical signals into other signals representing at least one parameter corresponding to a condition of the mechanical tool being monitored which is a function of the condition, wherein the means for electrically processing the signals includes a programmed microprocessor configured to identify a portion of the signals representative of the mechanical clamp tool corresponding to the parameter and wherein the programmed microprocessor is configured to identify and store the parameter of a first period of time for the electrical signal to attain a predetermined level and also configured to identify and store a second period of time for the electrical signal to remain at that level;
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• wherein the tool further comprises a moment-insensitive flexure design configured to normalize a force on the strain gauge and configured to provide a representation of characteristics of the clamp.