A fiber optic buckle transducer for measurement of in vitro tendon strain

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Roriz, P (Author) Other; Ramos, A (Author) Other; marques, mb (Author) FCUP; Simoes, JA (Author) Other; Frazao, O (Author) FCUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 24TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL FIBRE SENSORS

24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (OFS)

Curitiba, BRAZIL, SEP 28-OCT 02, 2015

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Authenticus ID: P-00G-TF7

DOI: 10.1117/12.2195249

Abstract (EN): The purpose of the present study is to present a prototype of a fiber optic based buckle transducer suitable for measuring strain caused by stretching of a tendon. The device has an E-shape and its central arm is instrumented with a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor. The tendon adjusts to the E-form in a fashion that when it is stretched the central arm bends causing a shift of the Bragg's wavelength (lambda(B)) that is proportional to the amount of strain. This prototype is presented as an alternative to conventional strain gauge (SG) buckle transducers.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4