Structural health monitoring method and system

M Van Tooren, V Giurgiutiu, P Ziehl, B Lin - US Patent 10,724,994, 2020 - Google Patents
Disclosed are composite structure health monitoring (SHM) systems that incorporate aspects
of both a passive SHM system and an active SHM system. Systems provide a route for …

Systems and methods for rapid prediction of hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) in pipelines, pressure vessels, and piping systems and for taking action in relation …

A Traidia, A Sherik - US Patent 10,990,873, 2021 - Google Patents
Methods and systems of predicting the growth rate of hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) in a
physical asset (eg, a pipeline, storage tank, etc.) are provided. The methodology receives a …

Probabilistic remaining usage life of aircraft structures

M Rastogi - US Patent 10,410,132, 2019 - Google Patents
Methods and systems are provided for condition-based maintenance of a structural
component exhibiting a physical defect. One exemplary system comprises a measurement …

Probabilistic modeling and sizing of embedded flaws in ultrasonic nondestructive inspections for fatigue damage prognostics and structural integrity assessment

X Guan, J Zhang, SK Zhou, K Kadau, Y Guo… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
ABSTRACT A method for probabilistic fatigue life prediction using nondestructive testing
data considering uncertainties from nondestructive examination (NDE) data and fatigue …

Adaptive sequential probability ratio test to facilitate a robust remaining useful life estimation for critical assets

KC Gross, A George, D Li - US Patent 11,307,569, 2022 - Google Patents
The system receives a set of present time-series signals gathered from sensors in the asset.
Next, the system uses an inferential model to generate estimated values for the set of …

Detection of fretting and/or smearing with false-brinelling potential

A Thomson, J Erskine, D Howieson - US Patent 10,324,003, 2019 - Google Patents
A process for monitoring for the presence of fretting and/or smearing with false brinelling
potential in a non-rotating bearing provides the steps of: acquiring acoustic emission data …

Method of predicting crack growth and information processing device therefor

H Nishida - US Patent 10,275,546, 2019 - Google Patents
US10275546B2 - Method of predicting crack growth and information processing device therefor -
Google Patents US10275546B2 - Method of predicting crack growth and information processing …

Diagnosis apparatus, diagnosis method, and computer-readable recording medium

Y Kiyokawa, S Kasai, S Kinoshita - US Patent 11,307,175, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A diagnosis apparatus 1 including: a target vibration infor mation
generation unit 2 that generates pieces of target vibration information; a comparative …

Integrated and automated video/structural health monitoring system

P Ziehl - US Patent 11,614,410, 2023 - Google Patents
G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic
waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves …

Systems and methods for rapid prediction of hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC) in pipelines, pressure vessels, and piping systems and for taking action in relation …

A Traidia, A Sherik - US Patent 11,681,898, 2023 - Google Patents
G05B23/0218—Electric testing or monitoring by means of a monitoring system capable of
detecting and responding to faults characterised by the fault detection method dealing with …