Abstract
In this dissertation, the rate of the BFD during body armor impact is characterized with fiber Bragg gratings for the first time ever. The depth rate is characterized using a single fiber optic sensor, while the entire shape rate can be characterized using multiple fiber optic sensors. This is done with a final depth accuracy of less than 10% and a timing accuracy of 15% for BFDs as deep as 50 mm and impact event of less than 1 millisecond. The shape sensing method introduced in this dissertation is different from traditional fiber optic sensor shape reconstruction methods in the fact that strain from the kinetic friction regime is used rather than the static friction regime. In other words, information from the fiber optic sensors slipping is used to reconstruct the shape in this work, whereas strain from the fiber optic sensor remaining fixed to a reference is used for typical fiber optic shape sensing purposes.
Degree
PhD
College and Department
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology; Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Seng, Frederick Alexander, "Body Armor Shape Sensing with Fiber Optic Sensors" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 6950.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6950
Date Submitted
2018-07-01
Document Type
Dissertation
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd10222
Keywords
fiber optic sensors, body armor testing, fiber Bragg gratings
Language
english