In this paper, a novel pendulum-type accelerometer based on hetero-core fiber optics has been proposed for structural health monitoring targeting large-scale civil infrastructures. Vibration measurement is a non-destructive method for diagnosing the failure of structures by assessing natural frequencies and other vibration patterns. The hetero-core fiber optic sensor utilized in the proposed accelerometer can serve as a displacement sensor with robustness to temperature changes, in addition to immunity to electromagnetic interference and chemical corrosions. Thus, the hetero-core sensor inside the accelerometer measures applied acceleration by detecting the rotation of an internal pendulum. A series of experiments showed that the hetero-core fiber sensor linearly responded to the rotation angle of the pendulum ranging within (−6°, 4°), and furthermore the proposed accelerometer could reproduce the waveform of input vibration in a frequency band of several Hz order.
Abstract:In this paper, a novel pendulum-type accelerometer based on hetero-core fiber optics has 11 been proposed for structural health monitoring targeting large-scale civil infrastructures. Vibration 12 measurement is a non-destructive method for diagnosing the failure of structures by assessing 13 natural frequencies and other vibration patterns. The hetero-core fiber optic sensor utilized in the 14 proposed accelerometer can serve as a displacement sensor with robustness to temperature changes 15 in addition to immunity to electromagnetic interference and chemical corrosions. Thus the hetero-16 core sensor inside the accelerometer measures applied acceleration by detecting the rotation of an 17 internal pendulum. A series of experiments showed that the hetero-core fiber sensor linearly 18 responded to the rotation angle of the pendulum ranging within ±5°, and furthermore the proposed 19 accelerometer could reproduce the waveform of input vibration in a frequency band of several Hz 20 order. 21
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