Patents by Inventor Michael R. Horne

Michael R. Horne has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for progressive damage monitoring and failure event prediction in a composite structure
    Patent number: 10605783
    Abstract: A system for monitoring damage progression in a composite structure includes a load sensor, acoustic emission sensors, a camera, and a monitoring device. The load sensor measures an applied load to the structure. The sensors measure acoustic emission data indicative of possible damage to the structure. The camera captures image data of the structure in a designated portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The monitoring device executes a method by which the acoustic emission data is synchronously collected with the image data and the applied load. The device automatically maps the acoustic emission data onto the image data to detect an area of damage progression in the composite structure. A failure event in the detected area of damage progression may be predicted using the mapped data, and a control action may be executed in response to the predicted failure event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
    Inventors: Joseph N. Zalameda, Eric R. Burke, Michael R. Horne, Eric I. Madaras
  • System and Method for Progressive Damage Monitoring and Failure Event Prediction in a Composite Structure
    Publication number: 20170052150
    Abstract: A system for monitoring damage progression in a composite structure includes a load sensor, acoustic emission sensors, a camera, and a monitoring device. The load sensor measures an applied load to the structure. The sensors measure acoustic emission data indicative of possible damage to the structure. The camera captures image data of the structure in a designated portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The monitoring device executes a method by which the acoustic emission data is synchronously collected with the image data and the applied load. The device automatically maps the acoustic emission data onto the image data to detect an area of damage progression in the composite structure. A failure event in the detected area of damage progression may be predicted using the mapped data, and a control action may be executed in response to the predicted failure event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph N. ZALAMEDA, ERIC R. BURKE, MICHAEL R. HORNE, ERIC I. MADARAS
  • Strain-detecting composite materials
    Patent number: 9499882
    Abstract: A composite material includes a structural material and a shape-memory alloy embedded in the structural material. The shape-memory alloy changes crystallographic phase from austenite to martensite in response to a predefined critical macroscopic average strain of the composite material. In a second embodiment, the composite material includes a plurality of particles of a ferromagnetic shape-memory alloy embedded in the structural material. The ferromagnetic shape-memory alloy changes crystallographic phase from austenite to martensite and changes magnetic phase in response to the predefined critical macroscopic average strain of the composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
    Inventors: Terryl A. Wallace, Stephen W. Smith, Robert S. Piascik, Michael R. Horne, Peter L. Messick, Joel A. Alexa, Edward H. Glaessgen, Benjamin T. Hailer
  • Strain-Detecting Composite Materials
    Publication number: 20100190026
    Abstract: A composite material includes a structural material and a shape-memory alloy embedded in the structural material. The shape-memory alloy changes crystallographic phase from austenite to martensite in response to a predefined critical macroscopic average strain of the composite material. In a second embodiment, the composite material includes a plurality of particles of a ferromagnetic shape-memory alloy embedded in the structural material. The ferromagnetic shape-memory alloy changes crystallographic phase from austenite to martensite and changes magnetic phase in response to the predefined critical macroscopic average strain of the composite material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: USA as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Terryl A. Wallace, Stephen W. Smith, Robert S. Piascik, Michael R. Horne, Peter L. Messick, Joel A. Alexa, Edward H. Glaessgen, Benjamin T. Hailer