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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2002
Douglas S. Hanna, Mystic, CT (US);
David H. Whittemore, Yarmouthport, MA (US);
Richard Madden, Groton, MA (US);
BBNT Solutions LLC, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A system ( ) monitors a load associated with a load carrying member. The system ( ) may include a voltage divider ( ) and a computer device ( ). The voltage divider ( ) measures inductance associated with load sensing elements ( ) that monitor the load carrying member. The computer device ( ) determines displacements of the load sensing elements ( ) based on the inductance associated with the load sensing elements ( ) and determines the load associated with the load carrying member based on the displacements of the load sensing elements ( ). The system may be designed to be portable and/or DC powered.