Damped fiber optic accelerometers, sensors, and sensor assemblies, and methods of assembling the same
AssigneeAvalon Sciences Ltd
InventorsEric Lee Goldner, David B. Hall
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Abstract
A fiber optic sensor is provided. The fiber optic sensor includes: a fixed portion configured to be secured to a body of interest; a moveable portion; a spring member positioned at least partially between the fixed portion and the moveable portion; an optical fiber wound in contact with the fixed portion and the moveable portion such that the optical fiber spans at least a portion of the spring; and an elastomeric material provided in contact with at least one of the fixed portion, the moveable portion, the spring member, the body of interest, and the optical fiber.
Claims7
A method of assembling a fiber optic sensor, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a fixed portion configured to be secured to a body of interest, a moveable portion, a spring member positioned at least partially between the fixed portion and the moveable portion, and an optical fiber wound in contact with the fixed portion and the moveable portion such that the optical fiber spans at least a portion of the spring;
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- (b) providing an elastomeric material to be in contact with at least one of the fixed portion, the moveable portion, the spring member, the body of interest, and the optical fiber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.