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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2011
Applicants:
Harry J. Lichter, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Joseph M. Cuschieri, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Inventors:
Harry J. Lichter, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Joseph M. Cuschieri, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 29/07 (2006.01); G01S 7/539 (2006.01); G01S 15/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/539 (2013.01); G01N 29/07 (2013.01); G01S 15/88 (2013.01);
Abstract
Utilizing a sonar system to determine if a structural member of an underwater support structure that is supposed to be filled with air is instead flooded with water. The determination that a supposedly air filled structural member is instead flooded with water provides an indication that the structural member is cracked or damaged, making it easier to find damaged members and effect suitable repair. The sonar system is located a distance from the structural member so that it is spaced from the structural member.