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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Rolls-royce Plc, London, GB;
Inventor:
Paul Broughton, Leicester, GB;
Assignee:
ROLLS-ROYCE PLC, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/14 (2006.01); F01D 21/00 (2006.01); F02C 7/32 (2006.01); G01R 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/14 (2013.01); F01D 21/003 (2013.01); F02C 7/32 (2013.01); G01R 27/02 (2013.01); F05D 2270/808 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle is provided that has a rigid dressing raft. The rigid dressing raftprovides a part of a fluid and/or electrical system to the vehicle. The rigid dressing raft comprises elongate fibers, which may provide strength to the raft. The fibersare electrically conductive, and a voltage source may be applied to at least one of the fibers. The fibermay form a part of an electrical measurement circuit, such as a wheatstone bridge, which may be used to determine the electrical resistance of the fiber. The electrical resistance of the fibermay then be used to determine the temperature and/or stress/strain of the raft