GB2397882A - Strain sensor - Google Patents

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GB2397882A
GB2397882A GB0411196A GB0411196A GB2397882A GB 2397882 A GB2397882 A GB 2397882A GB 0411196 A GB0411196 A GB 0411196A GB 0411196 A GB0411196 A GB 0411196A GB 2397882 A GB2397882 A GB 2397882A
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sensing element
strain
strain sensing
optic fibre
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Scott Mcculloch
Gary Burnell
Robert Raimund Josef Maier
James Stephen Barton
Julian David Clayton Jones
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L9/00—Measuring steady of quasi-steady pressure of fluid or fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elements; Transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material, by electric or magnetic means
    • G01L9/0033—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of bellows by electric, electromechanical, magnetic, or electromagnetic means
    • G01L9/0039—Transmitting or indicating the displacement of bellows by electric, electromechanical, magnetic, or electromagnetic means using photoelectric means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L1/00—Measuring force or stress, in general
    • G01L1/24—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet
    • G01L1/242—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet the material being an optical fibre
    • G01L1/243—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet the material being an optical fibre using means for applying force perpendicular to the fibre axis
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L1/00—Measuring force or stress, in general
    • G01L1/24—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet
    • G01L1/242—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet the material being an optical fibre
    • G01L1/246—Measuring force or stress, in general by measuring variations of optical properties of material when it is stressed, e.g. by photoelastic stress analysis using infrared, visible light, ultraviolet the material being an optical fibre using integrated gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings

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Abstract

A strain sensor comprising a strain sensing element whose response to interrogation is dependent on the force to which it is subjected, the strain sensing element having a long axis, wherein, in use, the application of a given force to the strain sensing element in a direction substantially aparallel to the long axis induces a greater strain in the strain sensing element than the given force would induce when applied in a direction substantially parallel to the long axis wherein the strain sensing element is a wavelength selective element, the wavelength selective element being disposed within an optic fibre, the long axis of the strain sensing element being defined as being the longitudinal axis of the optic fibre in the locality of the strain sensing element wherein the optic fibre is tethered to a substrate at a first and second point such that the optic fibre therebetween is substantially strain-relieved from the application of force to the optic fibre external of the first and second points, the wavelength selective element being disposed therebetween, wherein, in use, a force is applied between the first and second attachment points.

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GB 2397882 A continuation (72) cont Robert Raimund Josef Maier James
Stephen Barton Julian David Clayton Jones (74) Agent and/or Address for Service: D/IPR Formalities Section Poplar 2, MOD Abbey Wood #2218, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
GB0411196A 2001-11-15 2002-11-13 Strain sensor Expired - Fee Related GB2397882B (en)

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GB0127497A GB0127497D0 (en) 2001-11-15 2001-11-15 Strain sensor
PCT/GB2002/005140 WO2003042647A1 (en) 2001-11-15 2002-11-13 Strain sensor

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Citations (4)

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DE3441792C1 (en) * 1984-11-15 1985-11-28 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., 8000 München Fibre-optic force sensor, in particular pressure sensor
US5490427A (en) * 1994-10-17 1996-02-13 Fanuc Usa Corporation Six axis force sensor employing multiple shear strain gages
WO1999032862A1 (en) * 1997-12-05 1999-07-01 Optoplan As Device for measuring a bending load
WO2001020377A1 (en) * 1999-09-10 2001-03-22 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for producing an optical grating on an optical conductor and device comprising a grating of this type

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE3441792C1 (en) * 1984-11-15 1985-11-28 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., 8000 München Fibre-optic force sensor, in particular pressure sensor
US5490427A (en) * 1994-10-17 1996-02-13 Fanuc Usa Corporation Six axis force sensor employing multiple shear strain gages
WO1999032862A1 (en) * 1997-12-05 1999-07-01 Optoplan As Device for measuring a bending load
WO2001020377A1 (en) * 1999-09-10 2001-03-22 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for producing an optical grating on an optical conductor and device comprising a grating of this type

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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Liu Y et al,"IEE photonics technology letters", published 2000, IEEE pp 531-533, vol 12 "Optical bend sensor based on measurement of resonance mode splitting of long-period fiber grating" *
Miyazaki et al, "IEEE power engineering society 1999 winter meeting", published 1999, IEEE, pp 221-226, vol 1, "Gas pressure monitoring system for gil using fiber-optic gas density sensors" *

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