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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2019
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Michael J. Birnkrant, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Hector Ortiz Valencia, Barcelona, ES;
Marcin Piech, East Hampton, CT (US);
Michael T. Gorski, Clinton, CT (US);
Peter R. Harris, West Hartford, CT (US);
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A system for measuring a status of a detection device having a component transformable between a plurality of configurations includes a fiber optic cable for transmitting light. The at least one fiber optic cable defines a node arranged in communication with the component. A control system is operably coupled to the fiber optic cable such that scattered light reflected from the component and returned to the node is transmitted to the control system. The control system analyzes the scattered light to determine the configuration of the component.