DocumentCode
1235063
Title
A low-cost fiber optic force sensor
Author
Bakalidis, G.N. ; Glavas, E. ; Voglis, N.G. ; Tsalides, Ph.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Democritus Univ. of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
Volume
45
Issue
1
fYear
1996
fDate
2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
328
Lastpage
331
Abstract
A transducer that uses an intensity-modulated optical method to measure force is described in this paper. The method relies on the additional optical power loss induced by the compression of a fiber optic loop. The sensor is shown to exhibit long-term stability. Using a simple recalibration procedure, a repeatability of ±0.5% was obtained
Keywords
fibre optic sensors; force measurement; optical fibre losses; robots; compression; fiber optic force sensor; fiber optic loop; force measurement; intensity-modulated optical method; long-term stability; microbent loss; optical power loss; recalibration; repeatability; robotics gripper; transducer; Equations; Force measurement; Force sensors; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9456
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/19.481363
Filename
481363
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