Appl. No.: 12/750,282 A system and method for automatically varying the flight envelope of
an aircraft based upon the material health of the (22) Filed: Mar. 30, 2010 aircraft and the …

Methods of manufacturing a diagnostic layer containing an array of sensing elements. The
sensing elements, associated wires, and any accompanying circuit elements, are …

(21) Appl. No.: 11/286,792 A system to monitor the health of a structure, health moni (22)
Filed: Nov. 23, 2005 toring sensor nodes, program product, and associated meth ods are …

Structural health monitoring involves detecting inconsis tencies that may be present in an
object. In particular, struc tural health monitoring may be performed to detect undesired …

Use of a single line for switching multiple monitoring elements on/off, and a single line for
sending signals to, or receiving signals from, those elements that are switched on …

Conventional aircraft maintenance is based on a fixed schedule and includes performing
maintenance activities based on fixed intervals (eg, days, weeks, hours, etc.). These fixed …

US7458266B2 - Method and apparatus for detecting a load change upon a structure and
analyzing characteristics of resulting damage - Google Patents US7458266B2 - Method and …

(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for assessing and monitoring a struc ture are
provided. The system includes at least one non destructive inspection sensor carried by the …

According to one non-limiting embodiment, a method includes accessing distributions of
flight loads associated with one or more flight regimes for a fleet of aircraft. Using the …

2. Background Description Identification of damaged locations in a system or on a vehicle,
machine, or other structure is commonly dependent upon operator perception and analysis …