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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2018
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
Joints, strain measurement systems to measure strains in one or more components of joints, and methods of determining fatigue lives of joints are disclosed herein. A joint includes a first component, a second component, an adhesive, and a strain measurement system. The adhesive couples the first component and the second component together. The strain measurement system is configured to measure strain in one or more components of the joint. The strain measurement system includes a sensor coupled to one of the first component and the second component and a controller coupled to the sensor. The controller includes a processor and memory coupled to the processor that has instructions stored therein.