Optical fiber pressure sensors for adaptive wings

Paul Grems Duncan; Mark E. Jones; Kevin A. Shinpaugh; Stephen H. Poland; Kent A. Murphy; Richard O. Claus

doi:10.1117/12.275751

6 June 1997 Optical fiber pressure sensors for adaptive wings

Paul Grems Duncan, Mark E. Jones, Kevin A. Shinpaugh, Stephen H. Poland, Kent A. Murphy, Richard O. Claus

Proceedings Volume 3042, Smart Structures and Materials 1997: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275751
Event: Smart Structures and Materials '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Optical fiber pressure sensors have been developed for use on a structurally-adaptive `smart wing'; further details of the design, fabrication and testing of the smart wing concept are presented in companion papers. This paper describes the design, construction, and performance of the pressure sensor and a combined optical and electronic signal processing system implemented to permit the measurement of a large number of sensors distributed over the control surfaces of a wing. Optical fiber pressure sensors were implemented due to anticipated large electromagnetic interference signals within the operational environment. The sensors utilized the principle of the extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometer (EFPI) already developed for the measurement of strain and temperature. Here, the cavity is created inside a micromachined hollow-core tube with a silicon diaphragm at one end. The operation of the sensor is similar to that of the EFPI strain gage also discussed in several papers at this conference. The limitations placed upon the performance of the digital signal processing system were determined by the required pressure range of the sensors and the cycle time of the control system used to adaptively modify the shape of the wing. Sensor calibration and the results of testing performed are detailed.

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Paul Grems Duncan, Mark E. Jones, Kevin A. Shinpaugh, Stephen H. Poland, Kent A. Murphy, and Richard O. Claus "Optical fiber pressure sensors for adaptive wings", Proc. SPIE 3042, Smart Structures and Materials 1997: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation, (6 June 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.275751

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