Estimating Thickness of a Material Layer on an Aircraft

摘要

In some aspects, a wireless system is configured for estimating a thickness of a material layer on a surface of an aircraft. The wireless system includes a tag device located beneath a material layer. The tag device is capable of transmitting an electromagnetic signal in response to an electromagnetic signal. In some aspects, a transceiver device is configured to estimate the thickness of a material layer on a surface of an aircraft. The transceiver can be configured to communicate with a tag using electromagnetic signals. The transceiver can include one or more processors configured to measure signal strength and correlate the signal strength to the thickness of a material layer.

主权项

1. A wireless system for estimating a thickness of a material layer adjacent a surface of an aircraft component, comprising:
a tag device located between a portion of a surface of an aircraft component and a material layer adjacent to and touching the surface of the aircraft component, the tag device capable of wireless communication with a transceiver, the tag device configured to transmit a wireless signal through the material layer; a transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with the tag device, receive the wireless signal from the tag device, and compensate a signal strength of the wireless signal based on a location of the transceiver relative to the tag device, wherein the signal strength of the wireless signal received by the transceiver from the tag device varies with a thickness of the material layer; and wherein one or more processors of the transceiver are configured to measure the compensated signal strength of the wireless signal and correlate the compensated signal strength to a thickness of a material layer.