Inventors:
Michael S. Lotito - New Market MD, US
Stergios J. Papadakis - Ellicott City MD, US
Ned A. Brokloff - Ellicott City MD, US
Assignee:
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY - Baltimore MD
International Classification:
G01B 7/02
B82Y 35/00
B82Y 99/00
Abstract:
A sensor assembly includes a carbon nanotube bundle and a controller. The carbon nanotube bundle is integrated into a host material and extends along a predetermined dimension of the host material. The controller is configured to control transmission of radio frequency energy through the carbon nanotube bundle to determine a round trip time between transmission and reception of the radio frequency energy at a proximal end of the carbon nanotube bundle responsive to reflection of the radio frequency energy at a distal end of the carbon nanotube bundle.
