Three-Dimensional-Printed Mechanical Transmission Element with a Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Embedded in a Replaceable Measuring Head
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Fiber Bragg Grating Based Sensor Fabrication
2.2. Three-Dimensional Printing Technology
2.3. Numerical Calculations
2.4. Measurement Setup
3. Results
3.1. Numerical Calculation Results
3.2. Measurement Results
3.2.1. 3-Point Bending Measurement
3.2.2. Temperature Measurement
3.3. Compliant Mechanism Measurements
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Optical Fiber |
With partially removed coating |
3D Printer |
Programmed change of filament color as a pause |
Resolution limitation—180 µm v-groove |
Printing Process |
Supports for optical fibers Stretching the optical fiber during printing |
Nozzle printer temperature: 215–220 °C; table: 60 °C |
At least two layers covering the optical fiber |
Fan power reduction to 60% after the 2nd layer |
PLA | |
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Young modulus E (MPa) | 3170 |
Poisson coefficient | 0.331 |
Strain Sensitivity (mε/mm) | |
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Measured | 0.64 |
Calculated | 0.59 |
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Lesiak, P.; Pogorzelec, K.; Bochenek, A.; Sobotka, P.; Bednarska, K.; Anuszkiewicz, A.; Osuch, T.; Sienkiewicz, M.; Marek, P.; Nawotka, M.; et al. Three-Dimensional-Printed Mechanical Transmission Element with a Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Embedded in a Replaceable Measuring Head. Sensors 2022, 22, 3381. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093381
Lesiak P, Pogorzelec K, Bochenek A, Sobotka P, Bednarska K, Anuszkiewicz A, Osuch T, Sienkiewicz M, Marek P, Nawotka M, et al. Three-Dimensional-Printed Mechanical Transmission Element with a Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Embedded in a Replaceable Measuring Head. Sensors. 2022; 22(9):3381. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093381
Chicago/Turabian StyleLesiak, Piotr, Konrad Pogorzelec, Aleksandra Bochenek, Piotr Sobotka, Karolina Bednarska, Alicja Anuszkiewicz, Tomasz Osuch, Maksymilian Sienkiewicz, Piotr Marek, Michał Nawotka, and et al. 2022. "Three-Dimensional-Printed Mechanical Transmission Element with a Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor Embedded in a Replaceable Measuring Head" Sensors 22, no. 9: 3381. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22093381