Lasers & Optical Fibers Technologies
Temperature FBG sensors for Airbus / Project examples
IDIL Fibres Optiques developed FBG based temperature sensors for Airbus A380.
Temperature FBG sensors for Airbus summary
IDIL Fibres Optiques produced three (3) fibers equipped with thirteen (13) temperature FBG sensors based on Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) technology.
These temperature FBG sensors have been placed all around the aircraft in order to determine its security perimeter.
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Features
- Temperature mesurements
- Up to 350°C temperature resistance
- Real-time control of the monitoring system
Applications
- Security
- Civil engineering
- Aeronautics
- Structural health monitoring
Specifications
| Airbus Project | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2013 |
| Customer | Airbus |
| Location | Blagnac |
| Objective of the project | To determine the security perimeter around the Airbus A-380 |
| Number of sensors | 13 sensors (=36 FBGs) |
| 1 temperature FBG sensor every 10m | |
| Sensor types | Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) |
| Number of fibers | 3 |
| Fiber length | 123m |
| Fiber type | Polyimide fiber |
| Fiber diameter | 600 µm |
| Connector type | FC/APC |
| Number of connectors | 1 per fiber |
| FBG interrogator | 2 channels |
| Temperature resistance | Up to 350°C |
| Precision | ± 2°C |
Airbus project
Launched in 2013, the main objective of the project was to determine the security perimeter around the Airbus A-380.
