Bae Systems, Inc.

Michael Christopher Hebbron

Sajad Haq

Ian Michael Sturland

Sembukuttiarachilage Ravi Pradip Silva

Peter Charles Morgan

José Virgilio Anguita Rodriguez

Steven J Harris

A corrosion sensor includes an insulating substrate, a thin film of a first metallic material formed on the substrate; and an array of areas what includes a second metallic material provided at the surface of the thin film. A method for manufacturing such a sensor is also disclosed. An exemplary embodiment is disclosed in which the thin film is patterned to define a number of tracks, the resistance of which can be monitored in order to determine the degree to which the thin film has corroded.

Corrosion sensors

This invention relates to a radiatorand to a method of making a radiator. In particular, this invention relates to a radiatorhaving thin-filmcoatings that serve to increase the thermal emissivity of the entire structure. A radiatoris provided comprising a substrate, an amorphous carbon layerand the metallic carbide forming layerinterposed between the substrateand amorphous carbon layer. In addition, a method of making a radiator is provided comprising the steps of forming the metallic carbide-forming layer on a substrate and forming an amorphous carbon layer on the metallic carbide-forming layer.

High-emissivity radiator

A microsensor for detecting corrosive media acting on a bulk metallic material when mounted in situ adjacent a location in the bulk metallic material. The microsensor includes a plurality of corrosion sensors (A,B,C) exposed to the corrosive media, each having corrosive tracks formed from a patterned conductive thin film. The different sensors have different characteristics, such as track width, track thickness, track composition, surface type, sensor type, etc. so as to provide the sensors with different sensitivities, corrosion indications and lifetime characteristics. Such microsensor arrangements provide improved corrosion detection at high degrees of miniaturisation.

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Michael Christopher Hebbron