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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1999
Robert C. Schwarz, Huntington, NY (US);
Martin Kesselman, Commack, NY (US);
John M. Papazian, Great Neck, NY (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A capacitive strain gage assembly ( ) for measuring strain in a component ( ) includes a housing ( ) attachable to the component ( ) at a first location ( ). The strain gage assembly ( ) includes a first target sensor ( ) and second target sensor ( ) disposed in the housing ( ). The strain gage assembly ( ) also includes a sensor member ( ) attachable to the component ( ) at a second location ( ) in movable relation to the housing ( ). The sensor member ( ) includes a sensor element ( ) operable to transmit capacitive signals to the first and second target sensors ( ). The sensor element ( ) is disposed between the first and second target sensors ( ). The strain gage assembly ( ) may also be constructed using generally buckle resistant flexible materials for nonplanar strain measurement applications.