A simple smart composite using fiber Bragg grating sensors for strain and temperature discrimination

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 235-239

  Frazao O ^a   Oliveira, R ^b   Dias, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Fiber Bragg grating sensors

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; BRAGG GRATINGS; CARBON FIBERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; REINFORCEMENT; SENSOR NETWORKS; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CARBON FIBER LAMINATE (CFL); FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; MATRIX METHODS; SMART STRUCTURES;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 58449136046     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.23990     Document Type: Article

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