Initial flight tests of a fiber optic strain gauge based on a balanced double-polarization Michelson interferometer have been performed. The sensor was fixed on a carbon fiber reinforced plastic plate which, in turn, was screwed to the main wing spar of a Cessna C207A aircraft. Strain was monitored under different flight conditions and compared to the readout of a conventional resistive strain gauge.
Flight tests of a fiber-optic interferometric strain gauge
Fiber Optic Smart Structures and Skins V ; 1992 ; Boston,MA,United States
Proc. SPIE ; 1798
1993-03-26
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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