ISSN:
1662-8985
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Distributed pressure sensing schemes for human positioning and plantar mapping isdesired to be unconstrained for human activity in their daily life in the form of a floor and mat. On theother hand, an optical fiber has several advantages such as lightweight, minimal material, andresistance to corrosion and electromagnetic interference. Additionally, a novel hetero-core optic fibernerve sensor is only sensitive to be bending action of the sensor portion and the fiber transmission lineis unaffected to external disturbance as pressure and temperature fluctuation because of itssingle-mode stable propagation scheme. Therefore, the hetero-core fiber optic sensor could besuitable for the distributed pressure sensing in human natural activity and be placed in various sites. Inthis paper, we proposed several smart mat applications in the form of a thin mat in the floor for humanpositioning and sole pressure mapping mat using the hetero-core optic fiber sensors. We successfullydemonstrated the distributed pressure sensing mat using hetero-core sensors to detect humanpositioning with their circumstance and sole pressure mapping
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/40/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FAMR.47-50.391.pdf
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