Abstract: A sensored composite structure comprises a coherent bundle of fibers having structural strength and optical transmissivity properties embedded in a matrix, whereby stresses and other parameters of the structure may be measured by reference to the image resulting from light transmitted through said coherent fiber bundle. Other properties of the fibers, such as magnetic and thermochromic, may be utilized to measure other parameters such as temperature and magnetic flux.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 25, 1990
Date of Patent:
March 11, 1997
Assignees:
Arthur Michael Solender, Stephen Lawrence Solender, Elsie Solender