Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 53, Issue 7, 20240132(2024)

Wide-band high-sensitivity fiber Bragg grating vibration sensor based with hinged complementary structure

Zhongze XIAN1,2, Jingtao XIN1,2,3, Qihui LI1,2, Xiang TANG1,2, and Mingli DONG1,2,3
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Testing Technology and Instrumentation, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Information Science and Technology, Beijing 100192, China
  • 2Beijing Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Systems, Beijing University of Information Science and Technology, Beijing 100016, China
  • 3Guangzhou Nansha Institute of Photonic Sensing Technology, Guangzhou 511462, China
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    ObjectiveThe existing FBG vibration sensor has a wide operating frequency band, but it has low sensitivity compared to high-sensitivity vibration sensor. Additionally, the sensor's intrinsic frequency is not high, and there are mutual constraints on the relationship between the working frequency band of the FBG vibration sensor and the measurement sensitivity. Consequently, the extension of the sensor's operating frequency spectrum has significant research value in order to guarantee the high sensitivity of the vibration sensor simultaneously.MethodsThe proposed FBG vibration sensor is made up of two FBGs, two integrally molded sensing units, and front and rear end caps (Fig.2), each of which has a tower-shaped mass block, an L-shaped base, and a circular flexible hinge (Fig.1). First, structural mechanics modeling research was used to determine the elements influencing the sensing unit's sensitivity and inherent frequency. To enhance the sensitivity, the mass block was shaped like a rectangle. The sensitivity of the sensing unit was determined by measuring the distance between the FBG and the hinge center. The mass block is designed as a tower to increase the intrinsic frequency by lowering the mass block's center of mass, which expands the operating band of a single sensing unit. The intrinsic frequency of the sensor unit is related to the mass block's moment of inertia, which is related to the distance from the mass block's center of mass to the center of the hinge. The sensing unit is skeletonized with such a way that the resonance peak and the "working area" sensing units complement one another and work together to broaden the working frequency band. Subsequently, the dimensional parameters of the sensor are optimized and expedited by the combined simulation of ANSYS and SolidWorks. To finish the packaging and characterization investigations of the sensor, the packaging system (Fig.6) and the performance test system (Fig.9) were constructed.Results and DiscussionsThe intrinsic frequency of the sensing units 1 and 2 are 650 Hz and 925 Hz, respectively (Fig.10). The sensor operates in the frequency range of 0 to 1500 Hz (Fig.11), with a sensitivity of better than 410.4 pm/g (Fig.12) and a measurement resolution of 0.16 mg (Fig.13).ConclusionsThis article proposes a method of design for a high-sensitivity wide-band FBG vibration sensor based on a hinge complementary structure, providing an innovative approach to the current problem of mutual limits on the operating frequency range and sensitivity of vibration sensors. With its wide working frequency range and outstanding sensitivity, the developed sensor provides a unique technical method for micro-vibration monitoring.

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    Zhongze XIAN, Jingtao XIN, Qihui LI, Xiang TANG, Mingli DONG. Wide-band high-sensitivity fiber Bragg grating vibration sensor based with hinged complementary structure[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2024, 53(7): 20240132

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical communication and sensing

    Received: Mar. 24, 2024

    Accepted: May. 9, 2024

    Published Online: Aug. 9, 2024

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20240132

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