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System and method for predicting material fatigue and damage

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A method and system for determining damage prediction of a component. The component may be critical component used in an aircraft or other vehicle experiencing cyclic loading. The method and system determines the ΔK, Kmax and Kinternal values for the component and utilizes these values in order to predict damage and/or failure of the component.

Inventors: 
Vasudevan, Asuri K.; Sadananda, Kuntimaddi; Glinka, Grzegorz; Kujawski, Daniel
Patent Number: 
Technical domain: 
Control Systems
FIle Date: 
2008-01-10
Grant Date: 
2011-02-15
Grant time: 
1,132 days
Grant time percentile rank: 
20
Claim count percentile rank: 
4
Citations percentile rank: 
1
'Cited by' percentile rank: 
1
Assignee: 
US NAVY