Title :
Simulations for developing the fog sensor NebioSens
Author :
Loffler-Mang, M. ; Schon, D. ; Ruckstuhl, C.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Appl. Sci., Saarbrucken, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper mainly simulations for developing the fog sensor NebioSens are presented. After some basic principles of light barriers, alternating beam technology, and fog the first ideas of a mechanical construction for sensor housing are shown. Then some single particle simulations with Mie scattering open the simulation results. Furthermore, ensemble simulations for typically 100 million light rays within the measuring area are calculated with ZEMAX, a ray tracing software tool. Finally, first visibility estimation will be outlined.
Keywords :
Mie scattering; atmospheric light propagation; atmospheric techniques; clouds; fog; optical sensors; Mie scattering; NebioSens fog sensor; ZEMAX; alternating beam technology; light barrier; ray tracing software tool; sensor housing; Atmospheric measurements; Detectors; Measurement by laser beam; Particle measurements; Receivers; Scattering; Volume measurement; ZEMAX (key words); drops simulation; fog sensor; optical sensor; visibility;
Conference_Titel :
Mechatronics (MECATRONICS) , 2012 9th France-Japan & 7th Europe-Asia Congress on and Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM), 2012 13th Int'l Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4770-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4771-6
DOI :
10.1109/MECATRONICS.2012.6451022
