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Bend sensor based on fibreoptics and concept for a compact evaluation unit

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A concept study for a bend sensor based on a fibre Bragg grating (FBG) and a compact evaluation unit for the investigated type of sensor is presented. For this, two independent measurands, one well known and one novel, are considered. The fibreoptic sensor principle is capable of resolving the radius and the direction of the bend. The measurement data evaluation principle is capable of resolving multiple distributed FBG sensors, which are present in a single fibre at different positions.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support by the Federal State of Bremen in the framework of the ISIS (Integrated Solutions in Sensorial Structure Engineering) Sensorial Materials Scientific Centre (http://www.isis.uni-bremen.de), project 3D-FBG.

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  1. Bremer Institut für angewandte Strahltechnik GmbH (BIAS), Klagenfurter Str. 2, 28359, Bremen, Germany

    Simon Kibben, Michael Koerdt & Frank Vollertsen

  2. IMSAS, Institute for Microsensors, -Actuators and -Systems Otto-Hahn-Allee, Building NW1, 28359, Bremen, Germany

    Miron Kropp, Gerrit Dumstorff & Walter Lang

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Kibben, S., Kropp, M., Dumstorff, G. et al. Bend sensor based on fibreoptics and concept for a compact evaluation unit. Prod. Eng. Res. Devel. 7, 15–22 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-012-0423-5

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