Title :
Shape sensing using multi-core fiber
Author_Institution :
NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Abstract :
A method of converting multi-core fiber strain and twist measurements into three dimensional shape measurements using Frenet-Serret equations adapted to the treatment of a multi-core optical fiber as a Kirchhoff elastic rod is presented.
Keywords :
fibre optic sensors; shape measurement; strain measurement; Frenet-Serret equations; Kirchhoff elastic rod; multi-core optical fiber; shape sensing; strain measurements; three dimensional shape measurements; twist measurements; Fiber gratings; Multicore processing; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
