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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2010
William F. Walker, Earlysville, VA (US);
Francesco Viola, Charlottesville, VA (US);
F. William Mauldin, Ii, Charlottesville, VA (US);
William F. Walker, Earlysville, VA (US);
Francesco Viola, Charlottesville, VA (US);
F. William Mauldin, II, Charlottesville, VA (US);
University of Virginia Patent Foundation, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Abstract
Method and systems for of evaluating a mechanical property of a material by applying force to the material sufficient to physically displace a portion of the material, measuring displacement of the material, adaptively adjusting the force when the displacement measured is not within a predetermined range of displacement values, wherein the force is increased or decreased depending upon whether the measured displacement is below or above the predetermined range, respectively, and computing a mechanical property value resultant from the displacement of the material.