Selected issues concerning fibre-optic bending sensors
Informatyka, Automatyka, Pomiary w Gospodarce i Ochronie ŚrodowiskaThis paper presents a comprehensive review of bending sensors and their classifications. The main focus is on advancements in the design of optical fibre bending sensors based on fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs).
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A Review: Application and Implementation of Optic Fibre Sensors for Gas Detection
Sensors, 2021 At the present time, there are major concerns regarding global warming and the possible catastrophic influence of greenhouse gases on climate change has spurred the research community to investigate and develop new gas-sensing methods and devices for ...
Thomas Allsop, Ronald Neal
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Extreme Silica Optical Fibre Gratings
Sensors, 2008 A regenerated optical fibre Bragg grating that survives temperature cycling up to 1,295°C is demonstrated. A model based on seeded crystallisation or amorphisation is proposed.
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Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors for Condition Monitoring of High-Voltage Assets: A Review
Energies, 2023 The high-voltage (HV) assets in the existing power transmission network will experience increased electrical, thermal, environmental and mechanical stresses and, therefore, robust condition monitoring is critical for power system reliability planning ...
Veeresh Ramnarine +2 more
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RTM Production Monitoring of the A380 Hinge Arm Droop Nose Mechanism: A Multi-Sensor Approach
Sensors, 2016 This research presents a case study of production monitoring on an aerospace composite component: the hinge arm of the droop nose mechanism on the Airbus A380 wing leading edge.
Gabriele Chiesura +7 more
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Crack Detection in Fibre Reinforced Plastic Structures Using Embedded Fibre Bragg Grating Sensors: Theory, Model Development and Experimental Validation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 In a fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) structure designed using the emerging damage tolerance and structural health monitoring philosophy, sensors and models that describe crack propagation will enable a structure to operate despite the presence of damage ...
G F Pereira, L P Mikkelsen, M McGugan
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Refractometric Properties of a TFBG Sensor Demodulated Using α-Shape Modified Delaunay Triangulation
Optics, 2021 In our previous research, a novel demodulation technique based on α-shape Delaunay triangulation (D-T) was developed to obtain the refractive index of the medium surrounding the optical fibre using the envelope of the cladding peaks from the spectrum of ...
Luigi Fazzi, Roger M. Groves
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Dataset for centrifuge modelling of laterally monotonic loaded monopiles in saturated dense sand
Data in Brief, 2022 The presented dataset was collected in seven centrifuge tests, specifically designed for modelling the lateral response of offshore monopiles in dense sand. Two model piles with outer diameter D = 50 mm were loaded laterally at 100 × g.
Zhong-Sen Li, Matthieu Blanc, Luc Thorel
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Smart sensors in asphalt: monitoring key process parameters during and post construction
Spool, 2017 The Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBG) technology based on integrated photonics, offers specific benefits including thermal mapping, damage detection, shape- and distributed sensing. This makes it useful for determining pavement behaviour during extreme weather
Seirgei Miller +8 more
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Smartphone Interrogation of Narrow Bragg Gratings in G.652 Fibre [PDF]
EPJ Web of ConferencesTransmission and reflection spectra of FBG in the visible region are seen and measured with a smartphone coupled portable apparatus. Standard G.652 optical fibre is used, operating in a few-mode regime.
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