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20080245157 | Distortion Detector - A strain detector includes a bridge circuit having at least two strain resistance elements, a substrate, a first fixed member, and a second fixed member. The substrate has a circuit portion electrically connected to the strain resistance elements. The strain resistance elements are arranged on the substrate. The first fixed member is fixed to a center of an area, where an outer periphery of the area is set at a position at which the strain resistance elements are arranged. The second fixed member is fixed outside the position, where the strain resistance elements are arranged at the substrate. A center of an axis of the first fixed member, a center of an axis of the second fixed member, and the center of the area are positioned on a straight line, and the first fixed member and the second fixed member are arranged on two mutually opposed surfaces of the substrate. | 10-09-2008 |
20090000387 | MEMS-BASED MONITORING - A solution for monitoring a property of an object and/or an area using a Micro-ElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS)-based monitoring device is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, the MEMS-based monitoring device includes a MEMS-based sensing device for obtaining data based on a property of the object and/or area and a power generation device that generates power from an ambient condition of the monitoring device. In this manner, the monitoring device can operate independent of any outside power sources or other devices. Further, the monitoring device can include a transmitter that transmits a signal based on the property. The monitoring device can be used to monitor a moving component of a machine, and can be integrated with a health monitoring system of the machine using one or more relay devices. | 01-01-2009 |
20110277552 | Measuring Distributed Polarization Crosstalk in Polarization Maintaining Fiber and Optical Birefringent Material - Techniques and devices for measuring the distribution of polarization crosstalk in birefringence optical media including polarization maintaining fiber based on suppressing the number and magnitude of ghost interference peaks. | 11-17-2011 |
20120006122 | Stress detection within an integrated circuit having through silicon vias - An integrated circuit | 01-12-2012 |
20120011938 | STRESS SENSOR AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - A device for measuring deformation including: | 01-19-2012 |
20120024076 | MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS ADJUSTED BY ELECTROMAGNETIC PROBE - Mechanical stresses of a mobile control gear are managed using piezoelectric probes adjacent the mobile control gear. The piezoelectric probes are hypersensitive to electromagnetic fields and are configured to identify electronic information corresponding to mechanical stresses in the mobile control gear based on receiving a flow of electrons in an ambient space, and to transmit the electronic information in reverse phase to the mobile control gear to reduce vibrations of the mobile control gear. | 02-02-2012 |
20120192654 | HYBRID COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A HYBRID COMPONENT - A hybrid component supporting component for a motor vehicle includes a base component made of a metallic material, at least some parts of which are provided with a plastic material. The hybrid component includes a detection device having at least one conductor element by means of which a deformation of the hybrid component can be detected. | 08-02-2012 |
20130104664 | FLEXIBLE CONTAINER INSPECTION | 05-02-2013 |
20130174664 | ICE DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIND TURBINE BLADES - The invention provides a method and system of monitoring bending strain on a wind turbine blade. The method in one aspect comprises: locating at least three strain sensors on the turbine blade, in use each strain sensor providing a strain measurement, the strain sensors located such that edgewise and flapwise bending can be determined from the strain measurements; calculating a plurality of resultant bending strains using the strain measurements; calculating an average resultant bending strain from the plurality of resultant bending strains; and calculating a confidence value for a first sensor based on a comparison of resultant bending strains derived from the is strain measurement from the first sensor with the average resultant bending strain | 07-11-2013 |
20140137657 | REVERSIBLY DEFORMABLE AND MECHANICALLY TUNABLE FLUIDIC ANTENNAS - A method of manufacturing a fluidic structure is disclosed. A cavity that defines a shape of an element of the fluidic structure within a material is formed. The cavity is filled with liquid metal. The cavity is sealed. The fluidic structure behaves as an antenna. A fluidic antenna includes a material that defines a shape of the fluidic antenna by a cavity filled with liquid metal formed within the material, where the material further defines at least one mechanical property of the fluidic antenna. | 05-22-2014 |
20140290376 | RESISTIVE DEVICE COMPRISING A SILICON-NANOWIRE-COMPRISING STRAIN GAUGE AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE ELECTRICAL CONSUMPTION OF SUCH A DEVICE - A resistive device includes at least one strain gauge ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140360280 | TESTING TOOL AND TESTING METHOD THEREOF - A testing tool includes a tool body, a panel imitation member disposed on the tool body, an indicating device, and a probe device. A test panel cover is detachably disposed on the tool body. The probe device is disposed in the panel imitation member and includes a probe and a conductive member disposed under the probe. The probe is elastically disposed through the panel imitation member between initial and triggering positions. When the probe is located at the initial position, the probe extends out from the panel imitation member to abut against the test panel cover. When the test panel cover is sunken inward to contact with the panel imitation member so as to drive the probe to the triggering position, the probe contacts with the conductive member to electrically conduct the indicating device. | 12-11-2014 |
20150007664 | Panel with Strain Gauges for Measuring Deformation Information - A panel includes a plurality of integrated strain gauges for measuring deformation information relating to the panel. The strain gauges are arranged parallel to one another in the longitudinal direction of the panel and have at least two different lengths. | 01-08-2015 |
20150143915 | DEFORMATION MEASUREMENT SENSOR FOR MEASURING PRESSURE AND SHEARING FORCE AND STRUCTURE THEREFOR - A deformation measurement sensor for measuring pressures and shearing forces according to the present invention includes: a plurality of beams shaped like a lattice; a strain gauge attached to each of the plurality of beams for measuring a deformation rate; a frame connected to the end of the lattice shape for surrounding the plurality of beams; and holes for arranging lines and formed in the intersections of the plurality of beams, whereby it is possible to precisely measure the deformation rate depending on the pressures or shearing forces exerted to a plurality of areas. | 05-28-2015 |
20160049227 | METHOD OF PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE PATTERNS OF NANOPARTICLES AND DEVICES MADE THEREOF - A method of processing a liquid material. The method includes mixing a liquid material with a solvent, wherein the solvent has a constituent capable of coating the particles of the material. The liquid material mixed with the solvent is then particlized, deposited on a substrate and activated to form a pre-defined electrically conductive pattern. Particlization methods include sonication and the deposition methods include ink-jet printing. Activation methods include applying mechanical pressure. The method can be used to produce electronic devices. The electronic devices made by the method include strain gauges. The substrates utilized for making the electronic devices utilizing the method can be wearable or stretchable or both. | 02-18-2016 |