Author Affiliations
1School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, Hubei , China2China Special Equipment Inspection and Research Institute, Beijing 100029, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Structure diagram of the FBG strain sensor
Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of dimension parameters of the FBG strain sensor
Fig. 3. Mesh division and load distribution of the senser
Fig. 4. Deformation distribution of the sensor with loop structure. (a) Deformation distribution of the FBG; (b) deformation distribution of the matrix
Fig. 5. Influence of different parameters on the strain sensitivity of the sensor. (a) ; (b) ; (c) ; (d)
Fig. 6. Fabrication of the FBG sensor. (a) Matrix of the sensor; (b) workbench for processing optical fibers; (c) dispensing system; (d) fabricated fiber Bragg grating sensor
Fig. 7. Schematic diagram of the installation of the sensor
Fig. 8. Test system with applied temperature load and applied tensile load
Fig. 9. Results of temperature-controlled experiments and tensile experiments. (a) Sensor wavelength as a function of temperature; (b) sensor wavelength drift as a function of tensile load
Fig. 10. Load-strain curve of the sensor
Physical parameter | Value |
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Elastic modulus of FBG | | Poisson’s ratio of FBG | | Radius of FBG | | Height of bonding layer | | Width of bonding layer | | Length of bare FBG | | Elastic modulus of bonding layer | | Poisson’s ratio of bonding layer | | Elastic modulus of matrix | | Poisson’s ratio of matrix | |
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Table 1. Physical parameters of the sensor
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1537.8838 | 1537.9940 | 1537.8546 | 1537.9982 |
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Table 2. Initial wavelengths of each sensor