• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 50, Issue 12, 20210195 (2021)
Lei Ding1, Lie Yu1, Qinlan Xie2, and Lanyan Zhu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
  • 2Hubei Key Laboratory of Medical Information Analysis & Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, School of Biomedical Engineering, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20210195 Cite this Article
    Lei Ding, Lie Yu, Qinlan Xie, Lanyan Zhu. Research on knee joint curvature detection system based on fiber optic MZI-BDB curvature sensor[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(12): 20210195 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of knee bend detection system
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of knee bend detection system
    (a) Schematic diagram of sensor package; (b) Schematic diagram of sensor is encapsulated and fixed on the knee joint
    Fig. 2. (a) Schematic diagram of sensor package; (b) Schematic diagram of sensor is encapsulated and fixed on the knee joint
    Schematic diagram of the knee joint bending detection
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of the knee joint bending detection
    (a) Schematic diagram of the MZI-BDB sensor design; (b) Microscope image of the cross-sections of the eccentric core fiber
    Fig. 4. (a) Schematic diagram of the MZI-BDB sensor design; (b) Microscope image of the cross-sections of the eccentric core fiber
    Schematic diagram of bending simulation of MZI-BDB sensor
    Fig. 5. Schematic diagram of bending simulation of MZI-BDB sensor
    Schematic diagram of MZI-BDB sensor characteristic detection device
    Fig. 6. Schematic diagram of MZI-BDB sensor characteristic detection device
    (a) Wavelength shifting variation of the resonance wave under different curvatures for bending directions of 0°, 90°, and 180°; (b) Wavelength shifting variation of the resonance wave under different temperatures
    Fig. 7. (a) Wavelength shifting variation of the resonance wave under different curvatures for bending directions of 0°, 90°, and 180°; (b) Wavelength shifting variation of the resonance wave under different temperatures
    Wavelength shift of the resonance wave of the MZI-BDB sensor. (a) Left knee joint bending; (b) Right knee joint bending
    Fig. 8. Wavelength shift of the resonance wave of the MZI-BDB sensor. (a) Left knee joint bending; (b) Right knee joint bending
    Wavelength shift of the resonant Valley in the MZI-BDB sensor when the subjects are walking. (a) Right knee joint bending; (b) Left knee joint bending
    Fig. 9. Wavelength shift of the resonant Valley in the MZI-BDB sensor when the subjects are walking. (a) Right knee joint bending; (b) Left knee joint bending
    Installation structure diagram of photoelectric encoder
    Fig. 10. Installation structure diagram of photoelectric encoder
    Angle obtained through the optical-electricity encoders during walking: (a) Right knee joint; (b) Left knee joint
    Fig. 11. Angle obtained through the optical-electricity encoders during walking: (a) Right knee joint; (b) Left knee joint
    Lei Ding, Lie Yu, Qinlan Xie, Lanyan Zhu. Research on knee joint curvature detection system based on fiber optic MZI-BDB curvature sensor[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(12): 20210195
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