A smart skin PVC foil based on FBG sensors for monitoring strain and temperature

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2728-2735

  Ferreira Da Silva, Alexandre ^a   Goncalves, Anselmo Filipe ^b,c   De Almeida Ferreira, Lus Alberto ^d,e   Araujo, Francisco Manuel Moita ^d,e   Mendes, Paulo Mateus ^a   Correia, José H ^a   Correia, José Higino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b TMG Automotive   (Portugal)

^c Lycée Technique du Centre   (Germany)

^d FiberSensing SA   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG); optical fiber sensors; sensor integration

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ELECTRONIC NOISE; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT; EXTREME CONDITIONS; FABRICATION PROCESS; FBG SENSOR; FIBER BRAGG GRATING (FBG); FIBER BRAGG GRATING SENSORS; HARSH ENVIRONMENT; HIGH DURABILITY; HIGH RELIABILITY; HIGH RESISTANCE; IN-SITU; INDUSTRIAL FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBER SENSORS; SENSING AREAS; SENSOR INTEGRATION; SEVERE WEATHER; SMART SENSING; SMART SKIN; TEMPERATURE CYCLES; THIN FOIL;

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ELECTRIC SENSING DEVICES; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; SENSORS;

POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

EID: 79959293911     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2010.2057233     Document Type: Article

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