Patent No. EP4018171 (titled "A System And A Method For Monitoring Material Fatigue") was filed by Lappeenrannan Lahden Teknillinen Yliopisto LUT on Jun 24, 2020. The application was issued on Aug 2, 2023.
System and method for monitoring fatigue of mechanical structures, comprising estimating stress at critical points, computing fatigue damage based on stress history and response values, and predicting remaining service life based on damage accumulation.

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