Ceramic smart impact panel

1. An impact panel comprising:

a plurality of ceramic tiles affixed to a base plate, the base plate including at least one base plate through hole;

a sensor configured to measure a wear condition of the impact panel;

at least one fixing hole disposed within a tile of the plurality of ceramic tiles;

at least one ceramic plug configured to be inserted into the at least one fixing hole; and

a fastener with a fastener through hole that extends therethrough; wherein

the fastener fastens the impact panel to an attachment surface;

the fastener is disposed inside the at least one base plate through hole such that a top of the fastener is not higher than a top of the base plate; and

at least one cable connects the sensor to a controller through the fastener through hole;

the at least one ceramic plug is disposed over the fastener member in the at least one fixing hole to seamlessly cover the at least one fixing hole;

a diameter of the fixing hole is greater than a diameter of a head of the fastener member so that the fastener member can be inserted into the fixing hole; and

the sensor is disposed in the at least one ceramic plug.

2. The impact panel of claim 1 , further comprising a frame disposed around an outer peripheral edge of the plurality of ceramic tiles and affixed to the base plate.

3. The impact panel of claim 2 , wherein the frame is metal.

4. The impact panel of claim 2 , wherein

the frame has a rectangular shape;

four ceramic tiles of the plurality of ceramic tiles are provided respectively at corners of the frame;

the at least one fixing hole is provided in one of the four ceramic tiles provided at corners of the frame; and

the plug is provided within the one of the four ceramic tiles provided at corners of the frame.

5. The impact panel of claim 2 , wherein

the frame has a rectangular shape;

four ceramic tiles of the plurality of ceramic tiles are provided respectively at corners of the frame;

the at least one plug comprises four plugs;

the at least one fixing hole comprises four fixing holes provided in the four ceramic tiles; and

the four plugs are respectively provided within the four ceramic tiles.

6. The impact panel of claim 1 , further comprising the controller configured to monitor the wear condition of the impact panel measured by the sensor.

7. The impact panel of claim 6 , wherein the wear condition monitored by the controller is remotely accessible from a remote monitoring device.

8. The impact panel of claim 6 , wherein the wear condition monitored by the controller is accessible from a monitoring device.

9. The impact panel of claim 6 ,

wherein

the sensor includes at least one conductive loop used to measure the wear condition of the impact panel;

the cable contains a number of wires equal to a number of conductive loops in the sensor; and

the wires connect the at least one conductive loop and the controller to form a circuit.

10. The impact of claim 9 , wherein the controller visually indicates the wear condition of the impact panel when the circuit is broken due to impact panel wear.

11. The impact panel of claim 1 , wherein

the sensor is a printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive loops, and

the plurality of conductive loops, when broken, indicate the wear condition of the impact panel.

12. A method for installing a ceramic impact panel sensor and monitoring a wear condition of the ceramic impact panel, the method comprising:

sealing a sensor and wiring inside a coupling using a pipe plug to protect the sensor and the wiring during transport;

removing the pipe plug;

attaching the wiring to a wireless transmitter;

attaching the wireless transmitter to the coupling; and

remotely monitoring a wear condition of the impact panel by a remote monitoring device.