Appl. Sci. 2013, 3(1), 39-54; doi:10.3390/app3010039
Article

Field Deployable Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Patch for Long-Term Stable Health Monitoring Applications

Vivien Schukar* email, Nadine Kuscheemail, Gerhard Kalinkaemail and Wolfgang Habelemail
BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Unter den Eichen 87, D-12205 Berlin, Germany
* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 2 November 2012; in revised form: 7 January 2013 / Accepted: 8 January 2013 / Published: 16 January 2013
PDF Full-text Download PDF Full-Text [1733 KB, uploaded 16 January 2013 14:19 CET]
Abstract: A fiber Bragg grating (FBG) strain patch specially adapted for long-term and high-strain applications has been developed and characterized. The design concept for the patch is based on a glass-fiber reinforced plastic (gfrp) carrier material. The developed concept for the FBG integration into the carrier material was derived from reliable integration procedure of FBG sensors into composite structures. The patches’ temperature sensitivity, strain gauge factor, fiber–matrix interface adhesion and fatigue behavior were characterized. As a result, FBG strain patches with linear temperature and strain behavior, as well as excellent fatigue resistance, were developed and can be used as part of a monitoring system for advanced composite materials in aerospace structures or wind turbine power plants.
Keywords: fiber Bragg grating; patch; strain gauge factor; temperature sensitivity; push-out test; validation; fatigue behavior

Article Statistics

Click here to load and display the download statistics.

Cite This Article

MDPI and ACS Style

Schukar, V.; Kusche, N.; Kalinka, G.; Habel, W. Field Deployable Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Patch for Long-Term Stable Health Monitoring Applications. Appl. Sci. 2013, 3, 39-54.

AMA Style

Schukar V, Kusche N, Kalinka G, Habel W. Field Deployable Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Patch for Long-Term Stable Health Monitoring Applications. Applied Sciences. 2013; 3(1):39-54.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Schukar, Vivien; Kusche, Nadine; Kalinka, Gerhard; Habel, Wolfgang. 2013. "Field Deployable Fiber Bragg Grating Strain Patch for Long-Term Stable Health Monitoring Applications." Appl. Sci. 3, no. 1: 39-54.

Appl. Sci. EISSN 2076-3417 Published by MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland RSS E-Mail Table of Contents Alert