Fiber-optic sensors could offer advantages in the field of airport ground traffic monitoring: immunity to electromagnetic interference, installation without costly and time consuming airfield closures, and low loss, low noise optical connection between sensors and signal processing equipment. This paper describes fiber-optic sensors developed for airport taxiway monitoring and the first steps toward their installation in an experimental surface movement guidance and control system at the Braunschweig airport. Initial results obtained with fiber- optic light barriers and vibration sensors are reported. The feasibility of employing interferometric strain gauges for this application will be discussed based on sensor characteristics obtained through measurements of strain in an aircraft structure in flight.


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    Title :

    Fiber optic sensors for smart taxiways


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Smart Structures: Optical Instrumentation and Sensing Systems ; 1995 ; Munich,Germany


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    Publication date :

    1995-09-21





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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