Vehicle durability and crash testing depend on knowing where strain develops, how loads move and what changes during an impact. Traditional point sensors can provide accurate readings at selected locations, but they leave gaps between those locations. Distributed sensing gives you a different view by turning an optical fiber into a continuous measurement path. For […]
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Structural testing depends on one simple principle: engineers can only analyze what they measure. When measurements come from isolated sensors, the regions between those sensors remain unknown. A localized strain concentration, thermal hotspot, or developing crack can form outside a measurement point and remain undetected until it grows into a larger issue. We see this
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Emerging industries require reliable, high-precision monitoring systems for safety, performance improvement, and longevity of critical infrastructure. Traditional sensors are usable but inadequate in sweeping broad areas or performing continuous high-resolution measurements. With advancements in technology, new methods that optimize data capture with minimal installation barriers have become increasingly valuable in environmental monitoring and asset management.
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For decades, discrete point sensing technologies such as strain gauges and thermocouples have served as reliable tools for measuring strain and temperature. However, the concept of ‘good enough’ has often hindered innovation in the field. The emergence of distributed fiber optic sensing platforms has revolutionized the measurement landscape by offering spatially continuous, real-time data and
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Over the past 60 years, fiber optic sensing (FOS) has been used to enhance and test the integrity, efficiency, safety, and durability of structures, vehicles, medical devices, and more across a multitude of industries. Advancements over the past five years have enabled FOS to expand its abilities to include unprecedented levels of data and sensing
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Composite materials are taking over the aerospace, automotive, marine, aviation, civil engineering and sports/leisure industries. And with good reason. Composites include materials which are usually stronger, lighter, or less expensive than traditional manufactured materials. They usually consist of a reinforcement (often a high-performance fiber such as carbon or glass) and a matrix (such as epoxy
Shrinking military budgets often necessitate the use of vehicles and aircraft well beyond their service lives. For example, according to STARS and STRIPES, among the Navy’s concerns is a rapidly aging Ready Reserve Force of 46 transport ships, which each average 44 years of age. Similar problems face the Air Force. In 1980, the average
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Organizations that put a premium on safety and reliability have been using test and measurement solutions for years to validate structural integrity (strain), moderate temperature, and gain insight into places not visible with the human eye. Traditionally, strain and temperature were measured using electrical sensing technologies, such as foil (strain) gauges and electrical vibrating wire.
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