Patent ID: 6970247
Filing Date: 2005-11-29
Classification: G01M,G01N

Abstract:
1. A system for dynamically capturing interaction of an object with its environment, comprising: at least one array of fiber optic sensors affixed approximately conformally to at least part of a surface of said object, wherein said array is configured to provide a pre-specified level of detail of said interaction via at least receipt of optical signals reflected from the boundary formed by said sensors and said environment, and wherein said sensor operates in at least one pre-specified range of the visible, IR, and UV spectra; at least one path in operable communication with said sensor; and a data collection, processing, recording and display sub-system in operable communication with said paths, wherein said sub-system collects data representing sampling of at least one optical characteristic resultant from said receipt, processes said data, and captures selected said processed data for real time display as well as for future use, and wherein said sub-system at least measures changes in reflectivity of said reflected optical signals at the boundary between said sensors and said environment.