Photofluidics for integrating fiber sensors with high-authority mechanical actuators

Richard O. Claus; Kent A. Murphy; Brian R. Fogg; David Sun; Ashish M. Vengsarkar

doi:10.1117/12.50175

1 December 1991 Photofluidics for integrating fiber sensors with high-authority mechanical actuators

Richard O. Claus, Kent A. Murphy, Brian R. Fogg, David Sun, Ashish M. Vengsarkar

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Proceedings Volume 1588, Fiber Optic Smart Structures and Skins IV; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50175
Event: OE Fiber, 1991, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

An integration of fiber sensor technology and photofluidic interfaces is proposed. A practical implementation of such an integrated system is described in which sensing is performed by employing an acceptable fiber optic method while the logic and feedback is performed using existing fluidic methods. The proposed closed-loop system needs no electrical conversion or feedback information. The capability of the integrated system to accurately track the vibrational behavior of a beam is demonstrated.

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Richard O. Claus, Kent A. Murphy, Brian R. Fogg, David Sun, and Ashish M. Vengsarkar "Photofluidics for integrating fiber sensors with high-authority mechanical actuators", Proc. SPIE 1588, Fiber Optic Smart Structures and Skins IV, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.50175

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