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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Haiying Huang, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/24 (2006.01); G01N 19/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/103 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1038 (2013.01); A61B 5/7225 (2013.01); A61B 5/7228 (2013.01); G01L 1/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/0024 (2013.01); A61B 5/6807 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0252 (2013.01); A61B 2562/04 (2013.01); A61B 2562/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Shear force and pressure on a structure are simultaneously monitored using signals received from antennas on the structure. The shear force on the structure is monitored using a signal received from a patch antenna on the structure, and the pressure on the structure is monitored using a signal received from a loop antenna on the structure.