Multi-component force measurement using embedded fiber Bragg grating

The development of new fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based multi-component force sensors is described. A two-component and a three-component force sensor have been fabricated and tested. The two-component force sensor measures the normal and the longitudinal shear component of the force. The three-compo...

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Main Authors: Bhalla, S., Suresh, Rupali, Tjin, Swee Chuan
Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91265
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4372
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The development of new fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based multi-component force sensors is described. A two-component and a three-component force sensor have been fabricated and tested. The two-component force sensor measures the normal and the longitudinal shear component of the force. The three-component force sensor measures the normal, the longitudinal shear and the transverse shear component, and thus provides the magnitude as well as the direction of the force in the three-dimensional space. In the two-component sensor, one FBG is embedded rectilinearly and another non-rectilinearly within carbon composite layer. In the three-component force sensor, one FBG is embedded rectilinearly and two mutually perpendicular FBGs non-rectilinearly within the carbon composite layer. This paper presents the basic sensor structure and the proof-of-concept experimental demonstration of the two sensors. Force measurement within the range 0–15 N has been successfully conducted within 10% deviation.