de Ponte, JDPieterse, JJBidgood, Peter M2016-08-192016-08-192016-05de Ponte, J.D. Pieterse, J.J. and Bidgood, P.M. 2016. Calibration of an experimental six component wind tunnel block balance using optical fibre sensors. In: 10th International Symposium on Strain-Gauge Balances, Mianyang, Sichuan China, 16-19 May 2016http://hdl.handle.net/10204/870810th International Symposium on Strain-Gauge Balances, Mianyang, Sichuan China, 16-19 May 2016. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's websiteIn order to meet the increasingly stringent requirements for wind tunnel balances, as expressed by the wind tunnel testing community, balance design philosophy needs to be further expanded to include alternative sensor, material, design and manufacturing technologies. These are required to not only improve performance, but also to reduce production costs and lead times. This paper outlines the design and evaluation of a six component block balance that uses Optical Fibre Bragg Grating (OFBG) sensors. The six component block balance uses the “two-groove” optical fibre method of strain measurement. The two-groove method offers a simplified balance design with enhanced sensitivity, and/or higher stiffness, as well as low component interactions and total electromagnetic interference (EMI) immunity. The conceptual balance design was analyzed using the finite element method, and a prototype was manufactured. A major design driver was the minimization of component interactions.enOptical fibre sensorsWind tunnel blockOptical Fibre Bragg GratingOFBGConference Presentationde Ponte, J., Pieterse, J., & Bidgood, P. M. (2016). Calibration of an experimental six component wind tunnel block balance using optical fibre sensors. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8708de Ponte, JD, JJ Pieterse, and Peter M Bidgood. "Calibration of an experimental six component wind tunnel block balance using optical fibre sensors." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8708de Ponte J, Pieterse J, Bidgood PM, Calibration of an experimental six component wind tunnel block balance using optical fibre sensors; 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8708 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - de Ponte, JD AU - Pieterse, JJ AU - Bidgood, Peter M AB - In order to meet the increasingly stringent requirements for wind tunnel balances, as expressed by the wind tunnel testing community, balance design philosophy needs to be further expanded to include alternative sensor, material, design and manufacturing technologies. These are required to not only improve performance, but also to reduce production costs and lead times. This paper outlines the design and evaluation of a six component block balance that uses Optical Fibre Bragg Grating (OFBG) sensors. The six component block balance uses the “two-groove” optical fibre method of strain measurement. The two-groove method offers a simplified balance design with enhanced sensitivity, and/or higher stiffness, as well as low component interactions and total electromagnetic interference (EMI) immunity. The conceptual balance design was analyzed using the finite element method, and a prototype was manufactured. A major design driver was the minimization of component interactions. DA - 2016-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Optical fibre sensors KW - Wind tunnel block KW - Optical Fibre Bragg Grating KW - OFBG LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2016 T1 - Calibration of an experimental six component wind tunnel block balance using optical fibre sensors TI - Calibration of an experimental six component wind tunnel block balance using optical fibre sensors UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8708 ER -