Title :
FBG-based smart composite bogies for railway applications
Author :
Maurin, L. ; Boussoir, J. ; Rougeault, S. ; Bugaud, M. ; Ferdinand, P. ; Landrot, A.G. ; Grunevald, Y.-H. ; Chauvin, T.
Author_Institution :
CEA, Centre d´Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Abstract :
FBGs are used as in-situ transducers for mechanical reliability assessment of new composite-based bogies. A 16 million cycles fatigue test was carried out. Asynchronous undersampled FBG measurements are in agreement with modeling.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; fatigue testing; fibre optic sensors; intelligent structures; railways; reliability; asynchronous undersampling; fatigue testing; fiber Bragg grating; in-situ transducer; mechanical reliability; optical fiber sensor; railway applications; smart composite bogies; Air transportation; Bragg gratings; Composite materials; Fatigue; Fiber gratings; Manufacturing processes; Monitoring; Rail transportation; Road transportation; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Sensors Conference Technical Digest, 2002. Ofs 2002, 15th
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7289-1
DOI :
10.1109/OFS.2002.1000509
