SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CHANGES OF AN OPTICAL FIBRE

    公开(公告)号:US20220214229A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:US17655605

    申请日:2022-03-21

    Applicant: SAAB AB

    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining temperature, pressure, strain, or other changes of an optical fibre (250) having Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) patterns provided in at least one portion (Portion 1) of said optical fibre (250), said optical fibre (250) being connected between a first detector arrangement (210) and a second detector arrangement (220), the method comprising the steps of:
    emitting (s410) light into said optical fibre (250) in a first direction (D1) from said first detector arrangement (210), receiving reflections from said (FBG) patterns of such emitted light by said first detector arrangement (210), and processing said reflections for determining a current temperature change related to said optical fibre (250);
    on the basis of predetermined criteria, emitting (s440) light into said optical fibre (250) in an opposite, second, direction (D2) from said second detector arrangement (220), receiving reflections from said (FBG) patterns of such emitted light by said second detector arrangement (220), and processing said reflections for determining a current temperature change related to said optical fibre (250).
    The invention relates also to a computer program product comprising program code (P) for a computer (233; 243; 253; 500) for implementing a method according to the invention. The invention relates also to a system (289) for determining temperature changes of an optical fibre (250). The invention also relates to a platform (100) being equipped with the system (289).

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