US Patent Application 18022463. OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR AND DETECTION METHOD simplified abstract
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OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR AND DETECTION METHOD
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OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR AND DETECTION METHOD - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18022463 Titled 'OPTICAL FIBER SENSOR AND DETECTION METHOD'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes an optical fiber sensor that can accurately detect abnormalities in a structure based on vibration information. The sensor consists of an optical fiber placed near the structure, a light source that emits pulsed light into the fiber, and an optical sensor that detects the light reflected back from the fiber. If the spectral centroid of the vibration information exceeds a certain threshold, it indicates that the structure has an abnormality.
Original Abstract Submitted
Provided is an optical fiber sensor that is capable of highly accurately detecting an abnormality in a structure from vibration information. This optical fiber sensor includes an optical fiber that is laid in the vicinity of a structure, a light source for introducing pulsed light of a specific period into the optical fiber, and an optical sensor for detecting return light that has been obtained as a result of the introduction of the pulsed light into the optical fiber. The structure is determined to have an abnormality if the spectral centroid of vibration information exceeds a threshold.
