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Term of the Road Dictionary

fibre-optic sensor

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Vehicles
  • Definition : Strip sensor incorporating an optic fibre. Note: the fibre bending resulting from an applied force (by a wheel or an axle) modifies the light propagation conditions; the applied force may be derived from this modification [COST 323].

Sensor aus optischen Fasern

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Fahrzeuge
  • Definition : Sensor, dessen Fasern bei Lastaufbringung eine Verformung erfahren, wodurch die optischen Bedingungen für die Lichtausbreitung im Inneren der Fasern verändert werden; diese Effekte können als Mass für die Grösse der Verformung und daher als Mass für die Grösse der aufgebrachten Belastung herangezogen werden [COST 323].
  • Synonyms : Glasfasersensor