Development and Validation of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensing Pad for Interface Pressure Measurements Within Prosthetic Sockets

• Main Authors: Al-Fakih, E.A., Abu Osman, Noor Azuan, Adikan, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd, Eshraghi, A., Jahanshahi, P.
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2016
• Subjects: R Medicine; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18211/; https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2015.2495323
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This paper presents an efficient fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based sensing pad that is capable of measuring the interface pressure within prosthetic sockets, and exhibits required sensitivity, enhanced durability, and the lowest possible hysteresis error. Three key fabrication parameters were studied...