Remote vibration sensing through opaque media using permanent magnets
| Patent Number: | 10,969,269 |
| Issued: | 4/6/2021 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A method of sensing vibrations or displacements remotely is provided. Magnets are attached to vibrating objects or the vibrating objects themselves are magnetic. A number of magnetic sensors are placed a specified distance from the magnets. Vibrational displacement of the vibrating objects is determined according to a model that maps changes in magnetic field to vibrations or spatial displacements. |
| Filed: | 10/24/2018 |
| Application Number: | 16/169,168 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |