Patent ID: 8596137
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: A63F,F02K,G01B

Abstract:
1. A method of determining at least one characteristic of at least a portion of an object, comprising: at least substantially aligning at least a portion of a sensing device including a structure having a plurality of sensors coupled thereto with at least a portion of an inhibitor within a rocket motor, wherein the structure comprises one or more segments and each segment includes a first sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to a first surface and a second sensor of the plurality of sensors coupled to a second, opposite surface; sensing a strain with each of the first sensor and the second sensor at each segment of the one or more segments; determining a curvature of each segment of the one or more segments; and determining at least one of a shape and a position of the at least a portion of the inhibitor from the determined curvature of each segment.