One aspect of the present invention involves a hold-down and release mechanism ("HDRM") that includes a hold-then-release mechanism configured to hold an element until the hold-then-release mechanism is commanded to release the element; and an integral sensor configured to sense an amount of a parameter of interest associated with the HDRM and to communicate the sensed amount of the parameter of interest to a receiving device. The parameter of interest comprises one of tensile preload, temperature, vibration, shock, and time from application of an HDRM firing current to HDRM release of the element.
HOLD DOWN RELEASE MECHANISM WITH INTEGRAL SENSING
NIEDERHALTE- UND FREIGABEMECHANISMUS MIT INTEGRIERTEM SENSOR
MÉCANISME DE LIBÉRATION ET DE RETENUE AVEC SENSEUR INTÉGRÉ
2018-07-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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