Polymer photonic sensing skin
X. Chen, C. Zhang, D: J. Webb, Aston University (United Kingdom), B. V. Hoe, G. V. Steenberge, Ghent University (Belgium); K. Kalli, Cyprus University of Technology (Cyprus); F. Berghmans, H. Thienpont, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium); W. Urbanczyk, Wroclaw University of Technology (Poland); K. Sugden, Astasense Ltd. (United Kingdom); G-D. Peng, University of New South Wales (Australia)
A highly flexible sensing skin with embedded polymer optical fibre Bragg gratings is characterised The response to pressure and strain compare favourably to a similar skin instrumented with silica fibre Bragg grating sensors.
