System and method for monitoring material fatigue

[0028] The specific examples provided in the following description should not be construed to limit the scope and / or applicability of the appended claims. The list of examples and groups provided in the specification are not exhaustive unless expressly stated otherwise.

[0029] figure 1 A functional block diagram of a system for monitoring fatigue of an exemplary mechanical structure 109 is shown in accordance with an exemplary and non-limiting embodiment. exist figure 1 In the exemplary case shown, the mechanical structure 109 includes a welded T-joint 110 and fatigue is monitored at an observation point 111 of the mechanical structure 109 . It should be noted that the mechanical structure 109 is shown for illustrative purposes only, and figure 1 The system shown is applicable to many different mechanical structures to be monitored.

[0030] The system comprises a storage device 101 which stores a database 102 containing predetermined response values ​​N 1,1 ,...,N P,Q