A noncontact force sensor based on a fiber bragg grating and its application for corrosion measurement

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 11476-11489

  Pacheco, Clara J ^a   Bruno, Antonio C ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fiber Bragg grating; Internal corrosion; Magnetic force sensor; Photonic force sensor

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FUEL STORAGE; MAGNETS;

BRAGG WAVELENGTH; CORROSION MEASUREMENTS; CORROSION PIT DEPTH; FUEL STORAGE TANKS; INTERNAL CORROSION; MAGNETIC FORCE; PHOTONIC FORCES; STAND-OFF DISTANCE (SOD);

SENSORS;

EID: 84883434537     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130911476     Document Type: Article

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