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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Zengpin Yu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bao Liu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shawn J. Beard, Livermore, CA (US);
David C. Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Zengpin Yu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Bao Liu, Cupertino, CA (US);
Shawn J. Beard, Livermore, CA (US);
David C. Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Acellent Technologies, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for optimizing transducer performance in an array of transducers in a structural health monitoring system includes specifying a plurality of paths between pairs of the transducers on a monitored structure and evaluating the quality of signal transmissions along the paths so as to optimize the gain and frequency operating condition of the transducers.