Monitoring shear deformation of sliding zone via fiber Bragg grating and particle image velocimetry

Monitoring shear deformation of sliding zones is of great significance for understanding the landslide evolution mechanism,in which fiber optic strain sensing has shown great potential.However,the cor-relation between strain measurements of quasi-distributed fiber Bragg grating(FBG)sensing arrays and shear displacements of surrounding soil remains elusive.In this study,a direct shear model test was conducted to simulate the shear deformation of sliding zones,in which the soil internal deformation was captured using FBG strain sensors and the soil surface deformation was measured by particle image velocimetry(PIV).The test results show that there were two main slip surfaces and two secondary ones,developing a spindle-shaped shear band in the soil.The formation of the shear band was successfully captured by FBG sensors.A sinusoidal model was proposed to describe the fiber optic cable deformation behavior.On this basis,the shear displacements and shear band widths were calculated by using strain measurements.This work provides important insight into the deduction of soil shear deformation using soil-embedded FBG strain sensors.

Determination of the Postmortem Interval Using Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

Fiber Bragg grating(FBG)sensors are often used in monitoring activities and to ensure that environmental parameters satisfy industrial requirements.They offer crucial safety measures in the early detection of hazards due to their greatly reduced size,low weight,flexibility,and immunity to electromagnetic interference.These characteristics make FBGs suitable also for use in relation to the human body for in vivo measurements and long-term monitoring.In this study,recent developments are presented with regard to the utilization of these sensors to measure the so-called post-mortem interval(PMI).Such developments rely on numerical simulations based on the Matlab software and monitoring of the rectal temperature,which is one of the main parameters for estimating the PMI.First,the Matlab software is used to solve the Henssge equation for different ambient temperatures and for different body masses;then a Bragg grating sensors is used for post-mortem dating.The results and their accuracy are discussed.

Resistance Spot Welding Method for Metal-Based Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

Aiming at the requirements of installation and work environment of metal-based fiber Bragg grating(FBG)sensor,a resistance spot welding method is presented.Firstly,the effect of welding parameters on welding quality is discussed theoretically,and a suitable resistance spot welding method for the metal-based FBG sensor is proposed for the first time.Then through serial resistance spot welding tests,the feasibility and practicability of the method are verified,and optimal welding parameters for two different tested metals are obtained.Fatigue performance test validates FBG sensors installed by the proposed method with good fatigue properties and long-term stable measurement performance.The research results can provide technical guidance for engineering structure long-term safety monitoring.

Demodulation System for Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors Using Digital Filtering Technique

A discrimination measurement method and demodulation technique for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors were presented using digital filtering technique. The system can control a tunable fiber Fabry-Perot filter with sawtooth wave voltage generated by digital clock to interrogate FBG sensors. Using the analogue digital converter (ADC), the reflected FBG signals were sampled with synchronous digital clock. With the aid of digital matched filtering technique, the sampled FBG signals were processed to obtain the maximum signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the Bragg wavelength shift from the FBG signals was recovered. The results demonstrate that this system has a scanning range of 1 520 nm-1 575 nm,and the wavelength detection accuracy is less than 2 pm with 1.5 Hz scanning frequency.

Magneto-Optic Fiber Bragg Gratings with Application to High-Resolution Magnetic Field Sensors

Magneto-optic fiber Bragg gratings (MFBG) based on magneto-optic materials have a lot of potential applications for sensing and optical signal processing. The transmission and reflection spectra of guided optical waves in the MFBG are investigated. According to the sensitivity of MFBG spectral lines to the magneto-optic coupling intensity varying with applied magnetic field, a novel magnetic field sensor of high-resolution up to 0.01 nm/(kA/m) is predicted.

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A Fiber-Optical Intrusion Alarm System Based on Quasi-Distributed Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

A fiber-optical intrusion alarm system based on quasi-distributed fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors is demonstrated in this paper. The algorithms of empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and wavelet packet characteristic entropy are adopted to determine the intrusion location. The intrusion alarm software based on the Labview is developed,and it is also proved by the experiments. The results show that such a fiber-optical intrusion alarm system can offer the automatic intrusion alarm in real-time.

基于正弦式波纹膜片的压差式FBG静力水准仪

为解决建筑物不均匀沉降长期、可靠监测的问题,基于连通器原理,推导了膜片半径r、刚度K、光纤自由段长度l、波长变化量Δλ_(B)等参数和沉降量的线性关系式。以此设计了带有正弦式波纹膜片的压差式光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)静力水准仪,并通过标定试验验证压差式FBG静力水准仪的传感性能。结果表明:此静力水准仪灵敏度不小于13.2 pm/mm,综合误差不大于3.26%,相关性系数均在0.99以上。该型静力水准仪传感性能满足工程结构沉降测量的要求,丰富了FBG静力水准仪的研究,具有理论和现实意义。

基于FBG的微小型三轴振动传感器研究

为了研制一种微小型、三轴测量的高灵敏度振动传感器,提出一种分立元件交错组合的超紧凑光纤光栅三轴振动传感器设计方法。采用分立元件组合设计方法降低了设计加工难度,与一体化设计对比,分立元件组合结构的零件结构简单、易于加工、结构设计也更为灵活,缩短了传感器结构的优化迭代周期。通过理论模型分析和有限元仿真,优化传感器结构参数,最终封装完成的尺寸为15 mm×15 mm×15 mm,质量约为24.26 g。最后进行实验测试和传感器性能分析。实验结果表明:该传感器的工作频段为0~1 200 Hz,在X、Y、Z轴方向的固有频率分别为1 850 Hz、1 770 Hz和1 860 Hz,三个轴向的灵敏度分别达到77.37 pm/g、80.73 pm/g和75.04 pm/g,横向抗干扰小于5%。该传感器满足航天振动测量轻量化、工作范围和灵敏度的应用需求,在遥感卫星微振动测量等领域具有重要应用前景。

基于空间耦合传输方法的FBG传感器转子涡动测温误差及其影响因素研究

针对电机转子涡动对光纤光栅温度监测系统精度产生的影响,采用光纤光栅(FBG)的传输矩阵理论和自聚集透镜的耦合损耗理论,建立了涡动条件下FBG扫描光谱模型,结合相关试验,研究了扫描光谱的畸变规律及系统测温误差的影响因素。结果表明:涡动导致扫描光谱反射峰发生偏移、3 dB带宽减小,通过协调涡动频率和解调仪扫描频率,使准直器间耦合损耗周期达到FBG光谱扫描时间的10倍以上(q>10)是保证较低测温误差的关键;同时,质心法对剧烈涡动条件下扫描光谱的寻峰效果明显优于高斯曲线拟合法。随着转子端面处的径向位移幅值或轴线偏角幅值的增大,系统的测温误差先缓慢地增大、后剧烈地增大;随着椭圆形轴心运动轨迹轴比的增大,测温误差先剧烈地增大、后缓慢地增大至稳定。当转子径向位移幅值小于200μm、轴线偏角幅值小于0.167°时,在轴比等于3、q值等于10条件下,15次采样试验反映出质心法和高斯曲线拟合法分别令系统的测温误差从2.9℃降低至0.6℃和1.1℃,为监测系统的应用与测温精度的预估提供了依据。

Advances in femtosecond laser direct writing of fiber Bragg gratings in multicore fibers:technology,sensor and laser applications

In this article,we review recent advances in the technology of writing fiber Bragg gratings(FBGs)in selected cores of multicore fibers(MCFs)by using femtosecond laser pulses.The writing technology of such a key element as the FBG opens up wide opportunities for the creation of next generation fiber lasers and sensors based on MCFs.The advantages of the technology are shown by using the examples of 3D shape sensors,acoustic emission sensors with spatially multiplexed channels,as well as multicore fiber Raman lasers.

Study on rock deformation monitoring using fiber Bragg grating in simulation experiment

Presented the fiber Bragg grating(FBG)sensors for rock strain monitoring inthe 1.2 m long plane stress model of the simulation experiment.In the past,for the lack ofappropriate technique to measure the deformation of rock structures,the measurement ofdeflection was restricted to just a few discrete points along rock,and the measuring pointswere limited to the location installed with displacement transducers.We developed amethod to monitor the deformation of rock structures using fiber optical Bragg gratingstrain sensors.The sensors were embedded in rock layers of simulatioh experiment be-fore the materials were put in.These sensors were then used to monitor the experiencedstrain with different face advancing distance.The test results indicate that,if properly in-stalled,FBG sensors can survive under severe conditions associated with embedmentprocess and yield accurate measurements of strains response.At the same time,wemake com parisons of the data obtained by FBG sensors with those by centesimal gauge.The interest in FBG sensors was motivated by the potential advantages that they can offermore than existing sensing technologies.

Cascaded tilted fiber Bragg grating for enhanced refractive index sensing

We proposed and experimentally demonstrated a cascaded tilted fiber Bragg grating(TFBG) for enhanced refractive index sensing. The TFBG is UV-inscribed in series in ordinary single-mode fiber(SMF) and reduced-diameter SMF with the same tilt angle, and then excites two sets of superposed spectral combs of cladding modes. The cascaded TFBG with total length of 18 mm has a much wider wavelength range over 100 nm and narrower wavelength separation than that of a TFBG only in the SMF, enabling an enlarged range and a higher accuracy of refractive index measurement. The fabricated TFBG with the merits of enhanced sensing capability and temperature self-calibration presents great potentials in the biochemical sensing applications.

Packaging Effects on Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Performance

In this paper, the effects of packaging material and structure of fiber Bragg grating sensor performance are investigated. The effects of thermal expansion coefficient of different embedding materials on the temperature sensitivities of the FBG sensors are studied both theoretically and experimentally with good agreement, which provides a means for selection of FBG packaging material to achieve desired temperature sensitivity. We also demonstrate a 4-point bending structured FBG lateral force sensor that measures up to 242N force with well-preserved reflection spectrum, whereas for 3-point bending structure, multiple-peaks start to occur when applied force reaches 72N.

Fiber Bragg Grating Based Sensing'Platform for Foot Plantar Pressure Measurement

presented an application of using 3 D printing technique for the design and fabrication of a novel fiber Bragg grating( FBG)based sensing platform for foot planar pressure measurement.Pressure sensing unit was fabricated using 3 D printing technique by layering of extruded polylactic acid( PLA) material and mounting FBG sensor at the center of each sensing unit for pressure measurement. Performance of the sensing system was validated by applying load step by step as well as cyclic load on FBG pressure sensors. A simulation study was carried out using the sensing platform to assess foot plantar pressure distribution arises from weight gaining and losing processes of pregnant woman. The monitored four different foot positions such as first metatarsus,second metatarsus,mid-foot and heel exhibited obvious differences during testing process. Foot plantar pressure of heel was 1. 7 times of the pressure occurred at the first and second metatarsus( fore-foot),while there was limited pressure occurred at the mid-foot position during weight gaining process of a female subject. The occurred pressures at the two metatarsus areas were around 90%( pressure ratio) of heel and decreased continuously as the increase of subject weight,but weight losing process had very limited influence on this pressure ratio. Center of gravity of pregnant woman was found to shift backward substantially during the weighting gaining process,leading to a significant rise of the heel pressure. Hence, the protection of the heel position for female is highly important during both pregnancy and after baby delivery.

基于FBG的农业大棚土壤温度测量与研究

研究农业大棚土壤温度,对农业生产具有重要意义。针对传统热电偶等传感器测量土壤温度场存在效率低、误差大等问题,该文采用一种基于光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)的温度传感器来监测农业大棚内的土壤温度变化。该方法将封装了FBG串的不锈钢管垂直埋入被测土壤中,采用可调谐激光器法和寻峰算法解调FBG串各传感器波长,在大棚环境下进行了土壤多层温度场测量实验。实验结果表明,土壤内部温度呈余弦函数模型周期性变化。随着土壤深度增加,温度变化逐渐减小,在一定的湿度范围内,土壤湿度越大,浅层土壤温度越低。土壤湿度对深层土壤温度影响较小,太阳辐射对浅层土壤温度影响较大。

Engineering approach to in-situ bridge health monitoring with fiber bragg gratings

In this presentation the feasibility and capability of fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) employed in bridge health monitoring are demonstrated on a real bridge. FBG’s wavelength shift depending on strain variance has been tested. The technique of FBG installation on bridges has been developed. 12 FBG strain sensors and 3 temperature sensors have been successfully embedded in the prestressed concrete box girder during the construction of Heilongjiang Hulan River Bridge. The prestressing tension process and quasi-static loading process of the girder were monitored with those sensors before it was installed onto the bridge. After the bridge was completed, the FBG sensors embedded have been utilized to monitor the strain shift of the beam under quasi-static load, traffic load and temperature. The results show that the traffic fluxes, possible fatigue damage and deflection of the bridge can be revealed conveniently through strain measurements with these FBG sensors, which provide key information for structural health diagnosis. The fact that the FBG strain sensors have withstood the ordeal of harsh construction process and lasted for more than one year proves that their durability and stability can satisfy the requirements for bridge health monitoring. It is also shown that the FBG strain sensor is more adaptive to long-term structural health monitoring than the electric resistance strain gauge.

Interrogating a Fiber Bragg Grating Vibration Sensor by Narrow Line Width Light

A method to interrogate fiber Bragg grating vibration sensor by narrow line width light is demonstrated. The interrogation scheme takes advantage of the intensity modulation of narrow spectral bandwidth light, such as distributed feedback laser, when a reflection or transmission spectrum curve of an fiber Bragg grating (FBG) moves due to the strain which is applied on the sensor. The sensor's response to accelerating frequency and amplitude is measured by experiment. The factors which have impacts on the sensitivity of the interrogation system are also discussed.

双膜结构FBG土压力传感器优化设计及灵敏度分析

为实现桩基础结构安全及其服役状态的监测和有效评估,提出一种双膜结构土压力传感器,以光纤布拉格光栅(fiber Bragg grating,FBG)为传感元件,通过保护结构中增加的温度补偿膜,实现温度作用与外部荷载作用的彻底分离。基于双膜结构土压力传感器的工作原理,讨论了传感器压力灵敏度系数特性。结合有限元分析和实验研究,对灵敏度系数的影响参数展开了系统分析。数值分析结果表明,膜片厚度对压力敏感度系数的影响最大,结构半径和膜片厚度可选取为20 mm和1.8 mm;实验结果表明,在0-2 MPa范围内,压力灵敏度系数达3.32 pm/kPa。

表贴式矿用FBG传感器应力传感特性分析研究

本文重点对表贴式矿用光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)传感器应力传感特性进行了分析研究,针对表贴式FBG传感器应力传感特性受基体剪切模量进行系统性的分析,建立表贴式FBG应变三层结构理论分析模型,推导表贴式FBG的应变传递数学表达式,从基体的剪切模量角度分析矿用FBG传感器应力传感特性。通过试验分析总结,得出铜基体材料应变和波长线性关系最佳,可达99.89%,表贴式FBG基体剪切模量越大,应力与波长线性度越好,为矿用FBG传感器结构设计和灵敏度优化提供理论研究基础。