Low cost portable 3-D printed optical fiber sensor for real-time monitoring of lower back bending

• Published in: Sensors and actuators. A. Physical. Vol. 265; pp. 193 - 201
• Main Authors: Kam, Wern, O'Sullivan, Kieran, O'Keeffe, Mary, O'Keeffe, Sinead, Mohammed, Waleed S., Lewis, Elfed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.10.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: 3-D printed sensor; Bending; Correlation analysis; Fibers; Lateral and sagittal plane motions; Low cost; Lower back bending sensor; Optical fiber sensor; Optical fibers; Output; Planes; Real time; Sensors; Skin; Spinal curvature; Spots; Studies; Three dimensional printing; 3-D printed sensor; Lower back bending sensor; Lateral and sagittal plane motions; Optical fiber sensor

•An optical fiber intensity modulated sensor that can monitor the bending of lower back bone in both sagittal and frontal planes.•The optical fiber sensor system has an operation range between −12° to +12° for both bending modes.•Sensor provides real time feedback to the clinical therapist when diff...