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Das hier vorgestellte Vorhaben hat die Entwicklung eines neuartigen Sensor- und Messtechnikkonzepts zur Erfassung der Maximalwerte mechanischer Belastungen von Bauteilen bestehend aus Kohlenstofffaserverbundwerkstoffen mit polymerer Matrix (CFK) zum Ziel. Dazu wurden Untersuchungen zur Anwendbarkeit der spontanen Magnetisierung durch die martensitische Gefügeumwandlung metastabiler Stähle als möglicher Sensoreffekt durchgeführt. Als ein einfaches passives Sensorverfahren hat die Ausbildung einer spontanen Magnetisierung durch die Gefügeumwandlung ein denkbares Anwendungspotenzial. Es ist keine permanente Energieversorgung des Messsystems erforderlich, der Sensor ist vollständig und ohne Kontakt zur Umgebung im Bauteil einbettbar und eine äquivalente Information der maximalen Last ist unauslöschbar im Sensor eingeprägt. Durch kontakt- und zerstörungsfreie Verfahren kann das Auslesen erfolgen. Um die Eignung des Effekts zu überprüfen, erfolgten verschiedene Untersuchungen. Die Ergebnisse von Zugversuchen, durchgeführt an eingebetteten und nicht eingebetteten Sensorproben, und die Messwerte magnetischer Messungen der Sensormagnetisierung wurden zur Ermittlung einer Abhängigkeit zwischen dem Grad der Belastung und der Änderung der Magnetisierung infolge der martensitischen Transformation korreliert. Mittels metallografischer Untersuchungen sowie durch Röntgenbeugung erfolgte zudem der Vergleich zwischen dem Martensitgehalt und den Messergebnissen zur spontanen Magnetisierung. Der vorliegende Artikel beschreibt die Grundlagen des ausgewählten Sensorprinzips, die durchgeführten Arbeiten und erläutert die Ergebnisse der Untersuchungen.

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A fatigue test has been performed on 7075-T651 aluminum specimens which were bonded with polyimide coated optical fibers with discrete Bragg gratings. These fibers were bonded with AE-10 strain gage adhesive. The results indicate that lower strain amplitudes do not produce cause for concern, but that larger strain amplitudes (on the order of 3500 μ) may cause some sensors to become unreliable. The strain response of acrylate coated optical fiber strain sensors bonded to aluminum specimens with AE-10 and M-Bond 200 strain gage adhesives was investigated with both axial and cantilever beam tests. These results were compared to both the strain response of conventional strain gages and to model predictions. The results indicate that only about 82.6% of the strain in the specimen was transferred through the glue line and fiber coating into the fiber. Thus, multiplying by a strain transfer factor of approximately 1.21 was sufficient to correct the optical fiber strain output. This effect was found to be independent of the adhesive used and independent of the three-dimensional profile of the glue line used to attach the fiber. Finally, this effect did not depend on whether the fiber had a polyimide or an acrylate coating. Further investigation was conducted on the feasibility of using optical fiber strain sensors for monitoring subcritical damage (such as matrix cracks) in fiber reinforced composite materials. These results indicate that an array of optical fibers which monitor the strain profile on both sides of a composite panel may be sufficient for these purposes / Master of Science

This thesis performs closed-loop control of a 3D printed soft bending actuator with feedback from a 3D printed strain sensor. This process utilizes the Finite Element Method (FEM) to design a bellow type pneumatic bending actuator that can handle pressures up to 4 bar. The developed actuator is produced with a Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printer method with the elastic filament NinjaFlex. Soft sensors are 3D printed with the conductive filament Eel and their strain-resistive performance in hysteresis, linearity, and repeatability are investigated by testing 3D printed sensors with different shapes. The optimal sensor design is then selected and applied onto the soft actuator and the resistance signal from the sensor is used as the shape feedback signal for the soft actuator. Two different controllers are applied for the shape control of the soft actuator using the feedback from the sensor and the controller performance is compared experimentally. A gripper composed of three closed-loop controlled soft actuators is developed to perform complex grasping tasks. / Denna avhandling konstruerar ett 3D-skrivet mjukt ställdon som återkopplas med en 3D-skriven böjsensor. Arbetet använder Finita Elementmetoden (FEM) för att skapa ett böjande bälgställdon som klarar av 4 bar av lufttryck. Det framtagna ställdonet är tillverkad av det elastiska filamentet NinjaFlex med 3D-skrivarmetoden Smält Deponeringsmodellering (FDM). Dem mjuka sensorerna är 3D-skrivna med det elektriskt ledande filamentet Eel. Sensorernas ansträgning-resistiva prestanda med avseende på hysteres, linjäritet, och repeterbarhet är undersökta genom att utföra experiment med olika former. Den optimala sensorformen är sedan applicerad på det mjuka ställdonet och dess resistiva signal från sensorn används för återkoppling av det mjuka ställdonets böjning. Med den applicerade sensorn utvärderas två olika kontrollmetoder för att kontrollera böjningen av det mjuka ställdonet, kontrollmetodernas prestanda jämförs sedan experimentellt. Ett gripdon som består av tre återkopplade, mjukaställdon är sedan konstruerad för att utföra komplexa grepp.

In this paper, we propose strain-sensitive thin films based on chemically reduced graphene oxide (GO) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) without adding any further surfactants. In spite of the insulating properties of the thin-film-based GO due to the presence functional groups such as hydroxyl, epoxy, and carbonyl groups in its atomic structure, a significant enhancement of the film conductivity was reached by chemical reduction with hydro-iodic acid. By optimizing the MWCNT content, a significant improvement of electrical and mechanical thin film sensitivity is realized. The optical properties and the morphology of the prepared thin films were studied using ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The UV-Vis spectra showed the ability to tune the band gap of the GO by changing the MWCNT content, whereas the SEM indicated that the MWCNTs were well dissolved and coated by the GO. Investigations of the piezoresistive properties of the hybrid nanocomposite material under mechanical load show a linear trend between the electrical resistance and the applied strain. A relatively high gauge factor of 8.5 is reached compared to the commercial metallic strain gauges. The self-assembled hybrid films exhibit outstanding properties in electric conductivity, mechanical strength, and strain sensitivity, which provide a high potential for use in strain-sensing applications.

Essa dissertação de mestrado é dedicada ao estudo, desenvolvimento e caracterização da resposta dinâmica de transdutores de deformação mecânica e de temperatura baseados em grades de Bragg inscritas em fibras ópticas (FBG). Como não se encontram referências diretas na literatura da área sobre a caracterização da resposta dinâmica de sensores de temperatura e deformação a FBG, percebeu-se a importância de realizar um trabalho com ênfase nesse aspecto. O desenvolvimento de transdutores FBG de deformação e de temperatura com resposta dinâmica rápida é de grande importância, já que as grades de Bragg são afetadas, de maneira intrínseca, simultaneamente pelas duas grandezas e que existe um amplo leque de aplicações em que uma delas, ou ambas, variam rapidamente. Nesses casos, diferenças em termos de tempos de resposta entre os sensores utilizados para medição de deformação e os usados para compensação de temperatura podem acarretar em erros significativos nas medidas, o que pode até inviabilizar o uso dos sensores a grades de Bragg em tais aplicações. Este trabalho apresenta um compêndio da teoria da tecnologia das FBG para aplicação em sensores ópticos de deformação e de temperatura. Buscando contribuir para o domínio das técnicas de fabricação de sensores a FBG no Brasil, também são apresentados os resultados experimentais da utilização de grades de Bragg inscritas em fibras ópticas fabricadas no laboratório da Subdivisão de Sensores (EFO-S), da Divisão de Fotônica do Instituto de Estudos Avançados (IEAv) do Comando-Geral de Tecnologia Aeroespacial (CTA), como elementos sensores em ensaios de deformação e de temperatura. Os resultados de caracterizações, tanto de FBG produzidas no IEAv quanto de sensores de deformação e de temperatura comerciais das empresas Micron Optics e Fiber Sensing, foram obtidos por meio de três interrogadores diferentes e são comparados e apresentados neste trabalho. Em uma análise realizada dos resultados apresentados de sensores a FBG, utilizados para medição de temperatura e de deformação mecânica em alguns arranjos experimentais, foram observados comportamentos dinâmicos não lineares que apresentam-se como um obstáculos a serem vencidos para a viabilização da aplicação desta técnica à medição desses parâmetros quando os mesmos são rapidamente variáveis. / This dissertation is devoted to the study, development and characterization of the dynamic response of mechanical strain and temperature transducers based on Bragg gratings inscribed in optical fibers (FBG). Since there are no direct references in the literature on the characterization of the dynamic response of FBG based temperature and strain sensors, it was realized the importance of conducting a study with emphasis on this aspect. The development of FBG strain and temperature transducers with fast dynamic response is of great importance, since the Bragg gratings are intrinsically and simultaneously affected by the two quantities and there is a wide range of applications in which one or both quantities vary rapidly. In such cases, differences in response times between the sensors used for measurement of strain and used for temperature compensation can result in significant errors, which may even preclude the use of FBG sensors in such applications. This work presents a compendium of the theory related to FBG technology for application in optical strain and temperature sensors. Seeking to master the techniques of manufacture of the FBG sensors in Brazil, experimental results from the use of FBG manufactured in the laboratory of Sensors Subdivision (EFO-S), of Photonics Division of Institute of Advanced Studies (IEAv) of General Command for Aerospace Technology (CTA) as sensor elements in strain and temperature trials are also presented. The results of both characterizations, of FBG produced in IEAv and strain and temperature commercial sensors, produced by Micron Optics and Fiber Sensing manufacturers, were obtained from three different interrogators and are compared and presented in this paper. In an analysis of the results of FBG sensors used for measuring temperature and mechanical deformation in some experimental arrangements, nonlinear dynamic behaviors were observed. Such behaviors present themselves as an obstacle to be overcome to achieve the feasibility of applying this technique to measurement of these parameters when they are rapidly changing.

Essa dissertação de mestrado é dedicada ao estudo, desenvolvimento e caracterização da resposta dinâmica de transdutores de deformação mecânica e de temperatura baseados em grades de Bragg inscritas em fibras ópticas (FBG). Como não se encontram referências diretas na literatura da área sobre a caracterização da resposta dinâmica de sensores de temperatura e deformação a FBG, percebeu-se a importância de realizar um trabalho com ênfase nesse aspecto. O desenvolvimento de transdutores FBG de deformação e de temperatura com resposta dinâmica rápida é de grande importância, já que as grades de Bragg são afetadas, de maneira intrínseca, simultaneamente pelas duas grandezas e que existe um amplo leque de aplicações em que uma delas, ou ambas, variam rapidamente. Nesses casos, diferenças em termos de tempos de resposta entre os sensores utilizados para medição de deformação e os usados para compensação de temperatura podem acarretar em erros significativos nas medidas, o que pode até inviabilizar o uso dos sensores a grades de Bragg em tais aplicações. Este trabalho apresenta um compêndio da teoria da tecnologia das FBG para aplicação em sensores ópticos de deformação e de temperatura. Buscando contribuir para o domínio das técnicas de fabricação de sensores a FBG no Brasil, também são apresentados os resultados experimentais da utilização de grades de Bragg inscritas em fibras ópticas fabricadas no laboratório da Subdivisão de Sensores (EFO-S), da Divisão de Fotônica do Instituto de Estudos Avançados (IEAv) do Comando-Geral de Tecnologia Aeroespacial (CTA), como elementos sensores em ensaios de deformação e de temperatura. Os resultados de caracterizações, tanto de FBG produzidas no IEAv quanto de sensores de deformação e de temperatura comerciais das empresas Micron Optics e Fiber Sensing, foram obtidos por meio de três interrogadores diferentes e são comparados e apresentados neste trabalho. Em uma análise realizada dos resultados apresentados de sensores a FBG, utilizados para medição de temperatura e de deformação mecânica em alguns arranjos experimentais, foram observados comportamentos dinâmicos não lineares que apresentam-se como um obstáculos a serem vencidos para a viabilização da aplicação desta técnica à medição desses parâmetros quando os mesmos são rapidamente variáveis. / This dissertation is devoted to the study, development and characterization of the dynamic response of mechanical strain and temperature transducers based on Bragg gratings inscribed in optical fibers (FBG). Since there are no direct references in the literature on the characterization of the dynamic response of FBG based temperature and strain sensors, it was realized the importance of conducting a study with emphasis on this aspect. The development of FBG strain and temperature transducers with fast dynamic response is of great importance, since the Bragg gratings are intrinsically and simultaneously affected by the two quantities and there is a wide range of applications in which one or both quantities vary rapidly. In such cases, differences in response times between the sensors used for measurement of strain and used for temperature compensation can result in significant errors, which may even preclude the use of FBG sensors in such applications. This work presents a compendium of the theory related to FBG technology for application in optical strain and temperature sensors. Seeking to master the techniques of manufacture of the FBG sensors in Brazil, experimental results from the use of FBG manufactured in the laboratory of Sensors Subdivision (EFO-S), of Photonics Division of Institute of Advanced Studies (IEAv) of General Command for Aerospace Technology (CTA) as sensor elements in strain and temperature trials are also presented. The results of both characterizations, of FBG produced in IEAv and strain and temperature commercial sensors, produced by Micron Optics and Fiber Sensing manufacturers, were obtained from three different interrogators and are compared and presented in this paper. In an analysis of the results of FBG sensors used for measuring temperature and mechanical deformation in some experimental arrangements, nonlinear dynamic behaviors were observed. Such behaviors present themselves as an obstacle to be overcome to achieve the feasibility of applying this technique to measurement of these parameters when they are rapidly changing.

The objective of this work is to enhance and advance sensing technologies with the design and development of novel radio frequency (RF) sensors based on far-field and near-field principles of the electromagnetic (EM) resonances. In the first part of this thesis, original design and development of a passive RF temperature sensor, a passive RF strain sensor, and a passive RF pressure sensor are presented. The RF temperature sensor is presented in Chapter 3. It is based on split ring resonators loaded with bimorph cantilevers. Its operating principles and equivalent circuits are discussed in Chapter 4, where the design concept is illustrated to be robust and highly adaptable to different sensing ranges, environments, and applicable to other type of sensing beyond temperatures. The passive RF strain sensor, based on a patch antenna loaded with a cantilever-integrated open loop, is presented in Chapter 5, where it is demonstrated to have the highest strain sensitivity in the same remote and passive class of sensors in the state-of-the-art. Chapter 6 describes the passive RF pressure sensor, which is based on a dual-band stacked-patch antenna that allows both identification and sensing to be embedded in its unique dual resonant responses. In the second part of this thesis, an original and first-of-its-kind RF transducer is presented that enables non-touch sensing of human fingers within 3 cm of proximity (based on one unit sensor cell). The RF transducer is based on a slotted microstrip patch coupled to a half-wavelength parallel-coupled microstrip filter operating in the frequency range of 6 – 8 GHz. The sensing mechanism is based on the EM near-field coupling between the resonator and the human finger. Fundamentally different from the electric field capacitive sensing, this new method of sensing, the first of its kind, based on near-field interference that produces a myriad of nonlinearities in the sensing response, can introduce new capabilities for the interface of electronic displays (the detection is based on pattern recognition). What set this sensor and its platform apart from previous proximity sensors and microwave sensing platforms is the low profile planar structure of the system, and its compatibility with mobile applications. The thesis provides both breadth and depth in the proposed design and development and thus presenting a complete research in its contributions to RF sensing.

Three-dimensional graphene foam (3D GrF) is an interconnected, porous structure of graphene sheets with excellent mechanical, electrical and thermal properties, making it a candidate reinforcement for polymer matrices. GrF’s 3D structure eliminates nanoparticle agglomeration and provides seamless pathways for electron travel. The objective of this work is to fabricate low density GrF reinforced epoxy composites with superior mechanical and electrical properties and study the underlying deformation mechanisms. Dip coating and mold casting fabrication methods are employed in order to tailor the microstructure and properties. The composite’s microstructure revealed good interfacial interaction. By adding mere 0.63 wt.% GrF, flexural strength was improved by 56%. The addition of 2 wt.% GrF showed a surge in glass transition temperature (56oC), improvement in damping behavior (150%), and electrical conductivity 11 orders of magnitude higher than pure epoxy. Dip coated and mold casted composites showed a gauge factor of ~2.4 indicating electromechanically robust composite materials.