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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2013
Orbital Atk, Inc., Dulles, VA (US);
Edward C. Mathias, North Logan, UT (US);
John L. Shipley, Tremonton, UT (US);
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC., Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems relating to a sensing device are disclosed. A device may comprise a structure including a first surface and a second, opposite surface, wherein the structure comprises one or more segments. Further, the device may include a plurality of sensors disposed on the structure, wherein each segment of the one or more segments comprises a first sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the first surface and an associated second sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to the second surface. Moreover, each sensor of the plurality of sensors may be configured to measure a strain exhibited on an adjacent surface of the structure at an associated segment of the one or more segments.