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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Applicants:
Jonathan R. White, Sylvania, OH (US);
Douglas E. Adams, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Josh Paquette, Bosque Farms, NM (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan R. White, Sylvania, OH (US);
Douglas E. Adams, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Josh Paquette, Bosque Farms, NM (US);
Assignee:
Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F03D 7/04 (2006.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01); F03D 17/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/006 (2013.01); F03D 17/00 (2016.05); F05B 2250/71 (2013.01); F05B 2260/821 (2013.01); F05B 2270/1021 (2013.01); F05B 2270/1095 (2013.01); F05B 2270/33 (2013.01); F05B 2270/807 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for determining the deflection or curvature of a rotating blade, such as a wind turbine blade or a helicopter blade. Also, methods and apparatus for establishing an inertial reference system on a rotating blade.