• DocumentCode
    712241
  • Title

    Shape sensing using multi-core fiber

  • Author

    Moore, Jason P.

  • Author_Institution
    NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    22-26 March 2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A method of converting multi-core fiber strain and twist measurements into three dimensional shape measurements using Frenet-Serret equations adapted to the treatment of a multi-core optical fiber as a Kirchhoff elastic rod is presented.
  • Keywords
    fibre optic sensors; shape measurement; strain measurement; Frenet-Serret equations; Kirchhoff elastic rod; multi-core optical fiber; shape sensing; strain measurements; three dimensional shape measurements; twist measurements; Fiber gratings; Multicore processing; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7121578