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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2013
Rasim Oytun Guldiken, Tampa, FL (US);
Jairo Andres Martinez Garcia, Columbus, IN (US);
Rasim Oytun Guldiken, Tampa, FL (US);
Jairo Andres Martinez Garcia, Columbus, IN (US);
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Abstract
A synthetic phased array surface acoustic wave sensor to quantify bolt tension and a method for determining or estimating the tension in bolts using surface acoustic waves (SAWs). The tension is determined or estimated by using the reflection of SAWs created by the bolt head interference with the underlying surface. Increments in the bolt tension raise the points of interaction between the waves and the bolt head (real area of contact), and hence the position of the reflective boundaries. The variations are estimated using known techniques (e.g., linear synthetic array imaging technique). A singular transducer is actuated from predefined positions to produce an array of signals that are subsequently arranged and added to construct an acoustic image.