This application relates to methods and apparatus for distributed fibre optic sensing and especially to the processing of signals derived from such sensing techniques to characterise events of interest. The application describes a method of distributed fibre optic sensing, comprising; performing distributed fibre optic sensing so as to generate at least one set of measurement signals from each of a plurality of sensing channels of an optical fibre (101) in response to at least one event of interest. For each set of measurement signals, processing the measurement signals from different sensing channels according to an association metric to determine whether any sensing channels are associated with one another and form at least one association matrix indicative of the sensing channels that are associated with one another. The method further comprising performing distributed fibre optic sensing to acquire a further set of measurement signals from said sensing channels in response to a further event of interest and processing said further set of measurement signals based on said at least one association matrix to characterise said further event of interest.


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    Title :

    Distributed fibre optic sensing


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-01-09


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01D MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE , Anzeigen oder Aufzeichnen in Verbindung mit Messen allgemein / B61L Leiten des Eisenbahnverkehrs , GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC / G01H MEASUREMENT OF MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OR ULTRASONIC, SONIC OR INFRASONIC WAVES , Messen von mechanischen Schwingungen oder Ultraschall-, Schall- oder Infraschallwellen



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