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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2006
Applicant:
Paul H. Barton, Midlothian, TX (US);
Inventor:
Paul H. Barton, Midlothian, TX (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/26 (2006.01); G01R 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for predicting the reliability of an electronic system is provided. The apparatus includes at least one component, a stress sensor operable to measure stress of the at least one component, a resistance sensor operable to measure an electrical resistance of the at least one component, and an electronic control system coupled to the stress sensor and resistance sensor operable to predict the reliability of the electronic system using the stress and electrical resistance of the at least one component.