FIBRE-OPTIC ACCELEROMETER

• Main Authors: Lohr, Laura, Brams, Markus, Kienitz, Sascha
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.11.2023
• Subjects: BLASTING; HEATING; INDICATING PRESENCE, ABSENCE, OR DIRECTION, OF MOVEMENT; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; MEASURING; MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION,OR SHOCK; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PHYSICS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER; TESTING; WEAPONS; WIND MOTORS; WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS

The invention relates to a fibre-optic accelerometer for determining acceleration along an axis, comprising an optical fibre with a fibre end face and an acoustic membrane with a membrane frame, a deflection mass and connection bridges, the acoustic membrane being designed to reflect, at least in pa...