Optical Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) sensors have seen significant development in recent years. Such sensor
technology developed initially for the civil infrastructure is currently attracting the aerospace industry due to
the potential versatility of this technology and its measurement capability. The structural health monitoring
and the diagnostics and prognostics health management communities are excited about such development and
ready to embrace such capability. Sensors reliability and accuracy, however, continue to be two parameters
critical to the eventual implementation of the technology in high value targets. Such parameters can be
improved by different manufacturing techniques as well as optimum grating's coating selection. This paper
presents an evaluation of the mechanical behavior of the FBG strain sensors. A simulated analysis, using
finite element modeling, revealed the impact of coating material selection, coating thickness selection, and
bonding effect on the strain transfer loss. Results illustrate that metallic fiber coatings are more suitable for
improved strain transfer than their polymeric counterparts and acrylic coatings are least effective with
adhesive layer as small as possible.
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