A Polymer Optical Fiber Fuel Level Sensor: Application to Paramotoring and Powered Paragliding
A low-cost intensity-based polymer optical fiber (POF) sensor for fuel level measurements in paramotoring and powered paragliding is presented, exploiting the advantages of the optical fiber sensing technology. Experimental results demonstrate that the best option can be performed by stripping the f...
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| author | David Sánchez Montero Carmen Vázquez Pedro Contreras Lallana |
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| description | A low-cost intensity-based polymer optical fiber (POF) sensor for fuel level measurements in paramotoring and powered paragliding is presented, exploiting the advantages of the optical fiber sensing technology. Experimental results demonstrate that the best option can be performed by stripping the fiber at the desired discrete points to measure the fuel level as well as with a gauge-shape fiber bending. The prototype has a good linearity, better than 4% full scale (F.S.), and sensitivity around 0.5 V per bend are obtained. Hysteresis due to residual fluid at the sensing points is found to be less than 9% F.S. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2adbc0efc3c942e1a5ba4a6175c8dc2e2022-12-22T04:09:42ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202012-05-011256186619710.3390/s120506186A Polymer Optical Fiber Fuel Level Sensor: Application to Paramotoring and Powered ParaglidingDavid Sánchez MonteroCarmen VázquezPedro Contreras LallanaA low-cost intensity-based polymer optical fiber (POF) sensor for fuel level measurements in paramotoring and powered paragliding is presented, exploiting the advantages of the optical fiber sensing technology. Experimental results demonstrate that the best option can be performed by stripping the fiber at the desired discrete points to measure the fuel level as well as with a gauge-shape fiber bending. The prototype has a good linearity, better than 4% full scale (F.S.), and sensitivity around 0.5 V per bend are obtained. Hysteresis due to residual fluid at the sensing points is found to be less than 9% F.S.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/5/6186fiber-optic sensorintensity-based optical sensorpolymer optical fiber (POF) |
| spellingShingle | David Sánchez Montero Carmen Vázquez Pedro Contreras Lallana A Polymer Optical Fiber Fuel Level Sensor: Application to Paramotoring and Powered Paragliding Sensors fiber-optic sensor intensity-based optical sensor polymer optical fiber (POF) |
| title | A Polymer Optical Fiber Fuel Level Sensor: Application to Paramotoring and Powered Paragliding |
| title_full | A Polymer Optical Fiber Fuel Level Sensor: Application to Paramotoring and Powered Paragliding |
| title_fullStr | A Polymer Optical Fiber Fuel Level Sensor: Application to Paramotoring and Powered Paragliding |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Polymer Optical Fiber Fuel Level Sensor: Application to Paramotoring and Powered Paragliding |
| title_short | A Polymer Optical Fiber Fuel Level Sensor: Application to Paramotoring and Powered Paragliding |
| title_sort | polymer optical fiber fuel level sensor application to paramotoring and powered paragliding |
| topic | fiber-optic sensor intensity-based optical sensor polymer optical fiber (POF) |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/5/6186 |
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