Analysis and Design of a FBG Intelligent Flexible Structure Based on Orthogonal Curvatures

Abstract:

With the research model of intelligent flexible structure by Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensor, the dissertation deals with a design and manufacture methodology for FBG sensor array based on orthogonal curvatures, and offers the experiential analysis and validation. On basis of brief introduction to the principle of FBG sensor to detect curvatures and methodology of structural morphological reconstruction, detailed description of design solutions and manufacture processes have yielded based on orthogonal distributed FBG sensor array which includes some technological parts as the configuration of orthogonal distributed FBG sensor array, the technology of perception range-proportion and orthogonally contrapuntal-pasting, the method of casing and encapsulation, calibration for model structure and so on. Fitting and reconstructing of the model structure and validation of visualization is split up based on intelligent flexible model structure we make and experimental platform we develop. Thus, the result of the experiment adequately shows the FBG intelligent flexible structure designed and produced in the dissertation gives a splendid on fitting and reconstruction, in which the feasibility and validity of the design methodology and key technology has been proved deeply.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 39)
• Pages: 67-72
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.39.67
• Online since: November 2010
• Authors: Bing Sun, Xiao Jin Zhu, Xiao Ping Qiao, Lina Jiang, Jin Cong Yi
• Keywords: Design for Manufacture, Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG), Intelligent Flexible Structure, Orthogonal Curvature, Reconstruction, Shape Fitting

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