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Thomas W Jones

John W Connell

Stanley E Woodard

Bryant Douglas Taylor

Kent A Watson

Adrian Andrew Dorrington

Paul M Danehy

W Keith Belvin

A Shams Qamar

Richard S Pappa

A damage locating system also provides thermal protection. An array of sensors substantially tiles an area of interest. Each sensor is a reflective-surface conductor having operatively coupled inductance and capacitance. A magnetic field response recorder is provided to interrogate each sensor before and after a damage condition. Changes in response are indicative of damage and a corresponding location thereof.

Damage detection/locating system providing thermal protection

A photogrammetric system uses an array of spaced-apart targets coupled to a structure. Each target exhibits fluorescence when exposed to a broad beam of illumination. A photogrammetric imaging system located remotely with respect to the structure detects and processes the fluorescence (but not the illumination wavelength) to measure the shape of a structure.

Photogrammetric system and method used in the characterization of a structure

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Thomas W Jones