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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Brian J. Smith, Maynard, MA (US);
Alan Micah Giles, Apple Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01H 11/08 (2006.01); G01D 11/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor assembly includes a frame defining a sensor axis having opposing endplates with axially extending supports, wherein the opposing endplates are connected by a pair of axially extending side beams. A suspended mass is within an interior of the frame suspended from the supports of the frame. A plurality of spacers are operatively connected to the endplates and supports of the frame. A plurality of piezoelectric material layers are operatively connected to sides of respective spacers opposite the frame to damp vibrations.