Aircraft load parameter testing is essential to ensure flight safety. Fiber grating sensors with several advantages are continuously being developed in the constant attempt to apply them in aircraft load parameter testing. To achieve accurate measurement of structural strain and exclude the effects of temperature
we developed high strain sensitivity and temperature decoupling in a fiber Bragg grating sensor via the fiber grating engraving process. Furthermore
we employed finite element analysis to develop special designs for the substrates. In the temperature range of 10-60℃
a temperature sensitivity of 45 pm/℃ was achieved for the new sensor that is 4.5 times higher than that of bare fiber gratings. In addition
good linearity was obtained. The sensor characteristics of the test systems were investigated using an MTS tensile testing machine under microstrains ranging between 0-700 με. Good linearity and sensitivity of 1.46 pm/με were obtained
the latter being 1.4 times higher than that obtained using surface adhesion method. The temperature and strain error of the sensor are observed to be less than 0.1℃ and 3 με
respectively. The experimental results confirmed the satisfactory temperature decoupling performance of the sensor that is consistent with theoretical analysis. Thus
the sensor can be used in aircraft load spectrum tests.
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