A load cell using a fiber Bragg grating with inherent mechanical temperature compensation

Structural Control and Health Monitoring

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 345-355

  Nakamura, Kentaro ^a   Matsumura, Toshiyuki ^a   Ueha, Sadayuki ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FBG sensor; Fiber Bragg grating; Load cell; Multipoint measurement; Temperature compensation

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; STRAIN; TENSILE STRESS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

FBG SENSORS; LOAD CELLS; MULTIPOINT MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION;

STRUCTURAL LOADS;

EID: 27144450642     PISSN: 15452255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stc.74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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