Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 9, 0906005(2021)

Inclinometer Sensors Based on Fiber Bragg Grating and Additive Manufacturing Technology

Nansu Wang1,2,3, Chengyu Hong2,3、*, Dong Su2,3, Yifan Zhang4, and Jun Wang2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Mechanics and Engineering Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai , 200444, China
  • 2College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen , Guangdong , 518060, China
  • 3Underground Polis Academy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Guangdong , 518060, China
  • 4University Research Facility in 3D Printing (U3DP), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong , 999077China
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    Additive manufacturing technology can prepare highly flexible inclinometer sensors, i.e., the sensitivity, resolution, and range of the sensor can be designed and manufactured according to requirements. Therefore, this study develops a new type of inclinometer sensor based on fiber Bragg grating and the additive manufacturing technology. In order to verify the performance of the sensor, the measurement principle of the sensor is deduced, and the calibration and slope-model loading experiments are conducted. The experimental results show that the sensor's inclinometer sensitivity is 0.0824 (°)/pm, resolution is 12.14 pm/(°), and range is greater than 60°. The sensor is consistent with the slope test results of the linear variable differential transformer sensor, and the displacement difference is less than 0.08 mm.

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    Nansu Wang, Chengyu Hong, Dong Su, Yifan Zhang, Jun Wang. Inclinometer Sensors Based on Fiber Bragg Grating and Additive Manufacturing Technology[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(9): 0906005

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Aug. 22, 2020

    Accepted: Oct. 21, 2020

    Published Online: May. 12, 2021

    The Author Email: Hong Chengyu (cyhong@szu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.0906005

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