1. A method, comprising:
providing a cable;
attaching a termination at a first end of the cable at a location different from a watercraft; and
supplying the cable for installation onto the watercraft with the termination attached at the first end of the cable and a second end of the cable being non-terminated such that the non-terminated second end is routable through a throughway on the watercraft.
2. The method of claim, further comprising testing the cable prior to supplying the cable for installation onto the watercraft.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
installing the cable onto the watercraft through the throughway; and
installing a termination onto the second end of the installed cable.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the throughway is a multi-cable throughway in a watertight bulkhead of the watercraft.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the installing the cable onto the watercraft includes routing the cable through a plurality of watertight compartments
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the cable is an optical fiber cable.
7. The method of claim 2, wherein the testing the cable includes sending a known amount of light through the first end of the cable or the second end of the cable.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the testing the cable further includes measuring an amount of light exiting the end of the cable opposite the end through which the known amount of light is sent.
9. The method of claim 2, wherein the testing the fiber includes performing a measurement via an optical time domain reflectometer.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
prior to supplying the cable for installation onto the watercraft, attaching a termination to a second end of the watercraft;
after attaching the termination to the second end of the cable and prior to supplying the cable for installation onto the watercraft, testing the cable; and
after testing the cable, removing the termination from the second end of the cable.
11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
forming the cable by cutting a length of cable that is longer than the cable; and
prior to forming the cable, testing the length of cable that is longer than the cable.
12. A method for installation of cable into a watercraft, the method comprising:
providing a cable with a first end and a second end;
at a location different from a watercraft, installing a termination at the first end of the cable and a termination at the second end of the cable;
cutting the cable at a location between the first and second ends to form first and second cable sections each having a terminated first end and a non-terminated second end; and
supplying at least the first cable section, having the terminated first end and the non-terminated second end, for installation onto the watercraft.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
installing the first cable section onto the watercraft; and
installing a termination onto the second end of the installed first cable section at the watercraft.
14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:
providing the second cable section, having the terminated first end and the non-terminated second end, for installation onto the watercraft.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
installing the first cable section onto the watercraft; and
installing a termination onto the second end of the installed second cable section at the watercraft.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for finishing an edge of a glass sheet having a thickness Th(gs) a first major surface, a second major surface, and a first pre-finishing edge surface connecting the first major surface with the second major surface, a first corner defined by the intersection between the first major surface and the first pre-finishing edge surface, and a second corner defined by the intersection between the second major surface and the first pre-finishing edge surface, comprising the following steps:
(I) grinding the first pre-finishing edge surface, the first corner and the second corner with a grinding wheel to obtain a curved first ground edge surface with substantially no sharp corner having an as-ground maximal sub-surface crack length MCL(g), an as-ground average sub-surface crack length ACL(g), and an as-ground normalized average number of sub-surface cracks ANC(g); and subsequently
(II) polishing the curved first ground edge surface with a polishing wheel to obtain a first polished edge surface having an as-polished maximal sub-surface crack length MCL(p), an as-polished average sub-surface crack length ACL(p), and an as-polished normalized average number of sub-surface cracks ANC(p);
wherein the grinding step and the polishing step are performed such that MCL(p)MCL(g)\u2266\xbe, ACL(p)ACL(g)\u2266\xbe, and ANC(p)ANC(g)\u2266\xbe.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein MCL(p)MCL(g)\u2266\u2154, ACL(p)ACL(g)\u2266\u2154, and ANC(p)ANC(g)\u2266\u2154.
3. A method according to claim 1, wherein MCL(p)MCL(g)\u2266\xbd, ACL(p)ACL(g)\u2266\xbd, and ANC(p)ANC(g)\u2266\xbd.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein MCL(p)MCL(g)\u2266\u2153, ACL(p)ACL(g)\u2266\u2153, and ANC(p)ANC(g)\u2266\u2153.
5. A method according to claim 1, wherein MCL(g)\u226640 \u03bcm, ACL(g)\u226610 \u03bcm, and ANC(p)\u226640 mm\u22121.
6. A method according to claim 1, wherein in step (I), the grinding wheel comprising a plurality of grinding grits embedded in a grinding wheel matrix is used, and the grinding grits have an average particle size of from 10 \u03bcm to 80 \u03bcm.
7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the grinding grits comprise a material selected from diamond, SiC, Al2O3, SiN, BN, and combinations thereof.
8. A method according to claim 6, wherein in step (I), a grinding force F(g) is applied by the grinding wheel to the glass sheet, and F(g)\u226630 newton.
9. A method according to claim 1, wherein in step (II), the polishing wheel comprising a plurality of polishing grits embedded in a polishing wheel polymer matrix is used, and the polishing grits have an average particle size of from 5 \u03bcm to 80 \u03bcm.
10. A method according to claim 9, wherein in step (II), a polishing force F(p) is applied by the polishing wheel to the glass sheet, and F(p)\u226630 newton.
11. A method according to claim 1, wherein in step (I), a grinding force F(g) is applied by the grinding wheel to the glass sheet, in step (II), a polishing force F(p) is applied by the polishing wheel to the glass sheet, and 1.2\u2266F(g)F(p)\u22664.0.
12. A method according to claim 9, wherein the polishing grits comprise a material selected from diamond, SiC, CeO2, and combinations thereof.
13. A method according to claim 9, wherein the polymer matrix is selected from a polyurethane resin, a epoxy, a posulfone, a polyetherketone, polyketone, polyimide, polyamide, polyolefins, and mixtures and combinations thereof.
14. A method according to claim 9, wherein the polishing grits comprise a combination of diamond polishing grits and CeO2 polishing grits.
15. A method according to claim 12, wherein the diamond polishing grits have an average particle size of from 5 \u03bcm to 80 \u03bcm.
16. A method according to claim 9, wherein the polishing wheel polymer matrix has a Shore D hardness of from 40 to 80.
17. A method according to claim 16, wherein 1.2\xb7Th(gs)\u2266Wm(gwg)\u22663.0\xb7Th(gs).
18. A method according to claim 1, wherein in step (II), the polishing wheel comprises, on the polishing surface, a pre-formed polishing groove having a cross-section perpendicular to the extending direction of the polishing groove with a maximal width Wm(pwg), an average width Wa(pwg) and a depth Dp(pwg), where Wm(pwg)>Th(gs), and Dp(pwg)\u226750 \u03bcm.
19. A method according to claim 18, wherein 1.2\xb7Th(gs)\u2266Wm(pwg)\u22663.0\xb7Th(gs).
20. A method according to claim 1, wherein in steps (I) and (II), the first pre-finishing edge surface travels at a linear velocity of at least 1 cm\xb7s\u22121.
21. A method according to claim 1, further comprising steps of using an optical microscope and a computer to determine the MCL(p), the MCL(g), the ACL(p), the ACL(g), the ANC(p) and the ANC(g).
22. A method for finishing an edge of a glass sheet having a thickness Th(gs) a first major surface, a second major surface, and a first pre-finishing edge surface connecting the first major surface with the second major surface, a first corner defined by the intersection between the first major surface and the first pre-finishing edge surface, and a second corner defined by the intersection between the second major surface and the first pre-finishing edge surface, comprising the following steps:
(I) grinding the first pre-finishing edge surface, the first corner and the second corner using a grinding wheel to obtain a curved first ground edge surface with substantially no sharp corner having an as-ground maximal sub-surface crack length MCL(g), an as-ground average sub-surface crack length ACL(g), and an as-ground normalized average number of sub-surface cracks ANC(g); and subsequently
(II) polishing the curved first ground edge surface using a polishing wheel to obtain a first polished edge surface having an as-polished maximal sub-surface crack length MCL(p), an as-polished average sub-surface crack length ACL(p), and an as-polished normalized average number of sub-surface cracks ANC(p);
wherein the grinding step and the polishing step are performed such that MCL(p)MCL(g)\u2266\xbe, ACL(p)ACL(g)\u2266\xbe, and ANC(p)ANC(g)\u2266\xbe;
wherein in step (I), the grinding wheel comprising a plurality of grinding grits embedded in a grinding wheel matrix is used, and the grinding grits have an average particle size of from 10 \u03bcm to 80 \u03bcm;
wherein in step (I), a grinding force F(g) is applied by the grinding wheel to the glass sheet, and F(g)\u226630 newton;
wherein in step (II), the polishing wheel comprising a plurality of polishing grits embedded in a polishing wheel polymer matrix is used, and the polishing grits have an average particle size of from 5 \u03bcm to 80 \u03bcm; and
wherein in step (II), a polishing force F(p) is applied by the polishing wheel to the glass sheet, and F(p)\u226630 newton.
23. The method according to claim 1, further comprising steps of using an optical microscope and a computer to determine the MCL(p), the MCL(g), the ACL(p), the ACL(g), the ANC(p) and the ANC(g).
24. A system for finishing an edge of a glass sheet having a thickness Th(gs) a first major surface, a second major surface, and a first pre-finishing edge surface connecting the first major surface with the second major surface, a first corner defined by the intersection between the first major surface and the first pre-finishing edge surface, and a second corner defined by the intersection between the second major surface and the first pre-finishing edge surface, the system comprising:
a grinding wheel configured to grind the first pre-finishing edge surface, the first corner and the second corner to obtain a curved first ground edge surface with substantially no sharp corner having an as-ground maximal sub-surface crack length MCL(g), an as-ground average sub-surface crack length ACL(g), and an as-ground normalized average number of sub-surface cracks ANC(g); and
a polishing wheel configured to polish the curved first ground edge surface to obtain a first polished edge surface having an as-polished maximal sub-surface crack length MCL(p), an as-polished average sub-surface crack length ACL(p), and an as-polished normalized average number of sub-surface cracks ANC(p);
wherein the grinding wheel is configured to grind the first edge surface and the polishing well is configured to polish the first ground edge surface such that MCL(p)MCL(g)\u2266\xbe, ACL(p)ACL(g)\u2266\xbe, and ANC(p)ANC(g)\u2266\xbe;
wherein the grinding wheel comprising a plurality of grinding grits embedded in a grinding wheel matrix, and the grinding grits have an average particle size of from 10 \u03bcm to 80 \u03bcm;
wherein the grinding wheel is configured to apply a grinding force F(g) to the glass sheet, and F(g)\u226630 newton;
wherein the polishing wheel comprising a plurality of polishing grits embedded in a polishing wheel polymer matrix, and the polishing grits have an average particle size of from 5 \u03bcm to 80 \u03bcm; and
wherein the polishing wheel is configured to apply a polishing force F(p) to the glass sheet, and F(p)\u226630 newton.
25. The system according to claim 1, further comprising an optical microscope and a computer to determine the MCL(p), the MCL(g), the ACL(p), the ACL(g), the ANC(p) and the ANC(g).