Dylan G Smith

US Patent:

20180149672, May 31, 2018

Filed:

Nov 30, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/365340

Inventors:

- Washington DC, US
Dylan Smith - Montgomery Village MD, US
Patrick Hernandez - Silver Spring MD, US

Assignee:

Fiber Optic Sensor Systems Technology Corporation - Washington DC

International Classification:

G01P 15/093

Abstract:

An intensity modulated fiber optic acceleration sensor is disclosed. The sensor includes a fiber bundle, comprising a transmitting optical fiber and at least one receiving optical fiber, and reflector spaced apart from the fiber probe. The reflector is attached to an element that exhibits a physical displacement in response to acceleration, such as a cantilever or a coil spring. The reflector moves in a direction relative to the fiber optic probe in response to acceleration. The amount of light received by the receiving fiber changes in response to the change in distance between the reflective surface and the fiber probe due to acceleration. A fiber optic sensor system for detecting acceleration along multiple planes of an object or objects of interest is disclosed. A triaxial sensor system has fiber optic sensors and may be configured to measure acceleration signals along three axes from a common plane of an object.

Address:

7035 Platte Ave, Lincoln, NE 68507

VIN:

3GTP2XE28BG302095

Make:

GMC

Model:

SIERRA 1500

Year:

2011