How reliable do fibre Bragg grating patches perform as strain sensors?

Vivien Gisela Schlüter; Nadine Kusche; Wolfgang R. Habel

doi:10.1117/12.864460

9 September 2010 How reliable do fibre Bragg grating patches perform as strain sensors?

Vivien Gisela Schlüter, Nadine Kusche, Wolfgang R. Habel

Proceedings Volume 7653, Fourth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors; 76533N (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.864460
Event: (EWOFS'10) Fourth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 2010, Porto, Portugal

Abstract

In Germany, the first guideline for the use of fibre Bragg grating strain sensors, "Optical Strain Sensor based on Fibre Bragg Grating" [1], has been developed by the GESA guideline group of VDI "The Association of German Engineers" and published by Beuth Verlag. This guideline provides the basic specifications of these sensor types and the sensor characteristics which have to be known for a reliable sensor performance. In conformity to this guideline, experimental investigations on the strain transfer characteristics of fibre Bragg grating patches have been carried out. A comparison between patches and resistance strain gauges during tensile tests and combined temperature and tensile loading was carried out. The evaluated strain gauge factor and the temperature sensitivity of the strain gauge factor have been compared to the manufacturer's data. The overall performance of the patches has been evaluated. The experimental investigations showed that there are partial disagreements between the manufacturer's specifications and the observed characteristics.

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Vivien Gisela Schlüter, Nadine Kusche, and Wolfgang R. Habel "How reliable do fibre Bragg grating patches perform as strain sensors?", Proc. SPIE 7653, Fourth European Workshop on Optical Fibre Sensors, 76533N (9 September 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.864460

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