基于FBG非均匀反射谱特性的波纹型复合材料蒙皮渐进损伤监测

提出利用布拉格光纤光栅(FBG)非均匀反射谱监测复合材料结构渐进损伤的方法。对波纹型复合材料蒙皮样件进行有限元分析,预测蒙皮在拉伸载荷下失效过程和对应临界失效载荷大小,据此重构FBG传感器的非均匀反射谱,获得铺层失效与传感器反射谱的对应关系,并为实验光谱记录提供参考。构建一种基于FBG非均匀反射谱监测波纹型复合材料蒙皮渐进损伤的监测系统,进行拉伸实验,实验结果表明系统实测光谱与重构的反射谱趋势相同,对应失效载荷与预测值最大误差为8.6%,证明了采用FBG传感器监测波纹型复合材料蒙皮渐进损伤的可行性。该方法通过实时监测预测失效范围内FBG非均匀反射谱的变化,简单易行,测量及传导光路实现全光纤化,无需破坏试件结构,即可实现对波纹型复合材料蒙皮渐进损伤程度及铺层失效次序精确、迅速的在线监测,研究结果为智能蒙皮动态监测领域提供新的思路和实验参考。     

正弦形构造的光纤光栅自致啁啾效应

结合均匀光栅在受到非均匀应变时会产生啁啾效应的原理,提出了一种利用正弦结构将均匀光栅调制成啁啾光栅的方法。设计了正弦结构的基底材料,将光纤光栅粘贴在基底材料的应变非均匀区,通过施加拉伸载荷将其产生的应变引入FBG栅区,使得FBG产生了啁啾效应,FBG被调制成具有多个反射峰和宽带宽的啁啾光栅;使用有限元软件对正弦结构拉伸载荷下的应变进行了仿真,得到了正弦结构不同位置的应变云图;实验结果在位移载荷最大为8 mm时,得到了带宽增加5倍,反射谱具有多个反射峰的啁啾光栅;结合传输矩阵法对啁啾光栅的反射谱进行光谱仿真重构,仿真光谱与实验光谱趋势基本吻合。     

晶体相场法模拟微裂纹的扩展行为

用晶体相场模型模拟预变形条件下的单轴拉伸的裂纹扩展行为.展示出裂纹扩展过程的演化图。从裂纹演化图可以清楚的观察到,随着应变量的增加,裂纹长度增加,裂纹呈钝化-扩展-钝化的扩展模式,裂纹形状为锯齿形:随着预变形量的增加,解理方式的裂纹扩展减弱,转变成锯齿形状的裂纹扩展方式。     

纳观尺度裂纹扩展微观机理的晶体相场法研究

采用晶体相场方法模拟不同预变形量的样品在单轴拉应变作用下的纳观裂纹扩展行为.观察纳观尺度的裂纹演化过程,结果表明：对于无预变形的样品,在拉应变作用下,由于裂口处应变集中,当应变量达到临界值时,裂口开始起裂并伴随位错出现,随着裂尖的前进位错伴随着裂尖而滑移.对于预变形的样品,在较小的临界应变值裂口起裂,且预变形量越大,裂纹越易起裂和扩展.在裂纹扩展早期阶段呈现出扩展-转向-扩展的长大特征,其本质是裂纹扩展由于裂尖附近的位错滑移受阻引起应变集中,造成主次原子晶面方向的原子键交替断裂,使得裂尖扩展沿[√3,1]和[√3,-1]方向交替改变而前进,裂纹边缘呈锯齿形状.样品的裂纹扩展后期出现显著的类似解理裂纹扩展行为,解理方向沿[√3,1]和[√3,-1]方向,且预变形量大的样品裂纹解理扩展更明显且扩展较快.     

基于反射光谱特征辨识的光纤气压与温度集成监测方法

针对飞行器机载环境多参量综合测试需求,研究了一种基于反射光谱特征辨识的光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)气压与温度集成监测方法,给出了基于膜片式结构的双参量传感机理及其理论模型。采用基于耦合模理论的OptiGrating软件,得到不同气压与温度条件下光纤布拉格光栅传感器仿真反射光谱。在此基础上,借助弹塑性和恢复性能优良的平膜片感压机构,构建了膜片式双光纤气压/温度集成监测模型。研究表明,恒温条件下应变传感光纤光栅反射光谱随气压增加而逐渐向短波方向偏移,其中心波长灵敏度约为0.803 0 nm·MPa-1,且反射谱主峰及其旁瓣峰值均随气压变化呈现良好线性关系;当气压恒定而温度变化时,处于仅感温不受力状态的温度传感光纤光栅反射光谱中心波长灵敏度约为9.39 pm·℃-1;当气压与温度交叉变化时,能够实现对变温条件下的微小气压变化实时监测。传感光纤光栅受非均匀应变效应反射光谱存在一定啁啾现象,其反射光谱旁瓣峰值波长随环境温度、气压变化均会发生偏移,具有良好线性关系,且在不同气压下反射光谱对应的同一阶数旁瓣峰值幅度相等。该研究能够为航空航天器系统多物理参量在线综合测试提供有益帮助。     

小型化光纤光栅解调系统设计及寻峰算法的模拟评测

为实现光纤布拉格光栅（FBG）反射光谱信号的实时监测，基于全固态光谱模块设计了用于解调FBG信号的硬件系统和软件架构，编写了上位机软件，嵌入了不同的寻峰算法，可适用于不同噪声环境下中心波长的计算，以减少由算法带来的波长误差。软件还包括数据采集、存储及回放等功能。以高斯拟合寻峰算法为例，提出了一种不依赖硬件设备对寻峰算法进行模拟评测的方法，提高了这类光谱解调系统的开发效率。采用叠加了不同噪声水平的理想FBG反射谱进行模拟评测实验，结果表明，阈值取为噪声平均幅值的2倍时可获得最佳的寻峰结果，且寻峰误差与采集数据的信噪比（SNR）和光谱峰宽成反比。运用高斯拟合寻峰算法对硬件系统实际采集的FBG反射谱数据进行寻峰计算，所得系统精度为5.89 pm，与模拟评测结果的误差小于1.7 pm，验证了模拟评测的可行性。     

FBG反射谱展宽效应的高速解调算法研究

FBG传感器在非均匀应力场下因光栅啁啾而产生反射谱展宽,从而影响了低采样率下高速解调的精度和稳定性。针对这个问题,分析了造成异形反射谱的原因,阐述了在反射谱展宽效应下FBG的高速解调原理。通过实验,对比了高斯拟合、B样条插值以及三次样条插值三种算法的寻峰效果;根据误差理论,结合实验结果,给出了三种寻峰算法在此种情况下的均方差(MSE)以及最大峰值误差(MPE)。结果表明,当FBG传感器反射谱展宽时,三次样条插值算法有更好的稳定性。     

PBX炸药含各向异性损伤的黏弹性统计微裂纹本构模型初步研究

建立含损伤本构模型是研究炸药动态力学响应规律的基础。基于PBX炸药材料的宏观黏弹性特征和细观上微裂纹面的方向性,建立了含各向异性损伤的黏弹性统计微裂纹(Aniso-Visco SCRAM)本构模型,简化后得到单轴应力加载下的本构方程。利用数值计算程序,以PBX9501为例,分析了微裂纹扩展的各向异性、PBX炸药破坏强度及临界应变的拉压异性和应变率相关性,考察了微裂纹数密度、初始微裂纹尺寸、微裂纹面摩擦系数及断裂表面能4个主要参数的敏感性及影响规律。结果表明,它们对微裂纹的扩展演化有较大影响,进而导致材料表现出不同的力学响应。     

对光纤布拉格光栅法布里-珀罗腔纵模间隔问题的研究

对光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)法布里-珀罗(F-P)腔的透射特性进行了深入分析,指出了FBG F-P腔透射谱中纵模位置的影响因素,讨论了与普通F-P腔的联系和区别.应用光栅的有效镜面模型对FBG反射主瓣内反射系数的相位因子进行线性模拟,定义了FBG有效长度的概念并得出其表达式.提出将FBG的有效长度纳入到FBG F-P腔的等效腔长中,用等效腔长来计算FBG F-P腔中的纵模间隔.数值仿真和实验结果都表明,用等效腔长计算所得的纵模间隔与实际的FBG F-P腔中的纵模间隔符合很好,误差极小. 关键词： 光纤布拉格光栅 法布里-珀罗腔 纵模间隔 有效镜面模型     

双边缘均值光纤Bragg光栅波长解调技术

光纤Bragg光栅（FBG）传感器是一种波长调制型传感器，波长解调技术是FBG传感系统的关键，通常是对FBG反射谱进行波形采样，得到反射谱的峰值信号，以此作为FBG中心波长的特征值。这种方法需要实时采集大量数据，所以影响解调速度。通过对FBG反射谱的分析，得出FBG反射谱具有很好的对称性。在此基础上提出了采用反射波双边缘均值的方法测算中心波长。实验证明，采用这种方法进行波长解调，可以使FBG信号处理简单、动、静态波长时测算精度高，可以极大地提高解调系统处理FBG传感信号的速度。     

光纤光栅传感技术在成桥检测中的应用研究

在分析的基础上,通过等强度梁试验具体验证了光纤Bragg光栅波长变化与应变的关系,研究了光纤Bragg光栅传感器的布设工艺,并在某大桥的成桥检测过程中成功地布设了36个光纤Bragg光栅应变传感器与5个温度传感器,布设的传感器在成桥检测过程中监测结构层状态。监测结果表明：埋入的光纤Bragg光栅传感器具有很好的传感性能,可以很方便地监测桥梁结构,为桥梁结构的健康诊断提供可靠的依据。     

Spectrally scanned,repetitively pulsed erbium-doped fiber laser for spectral and temporal multiplexing of fiber Bragg grating sensors

An erbium-doped fiber laser that emits a series of spectrally scanned pulses is used to monitor an array of fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. The cavity for this Fabry-Perot laser is formed by two spectrally selective reflectors: a rotating mirror-grating combination for scanning the reflectance peak wavelength and a fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer (FFPI) with a periodic reflectance spectrum. During a scan of the rotating mirror, the laser produces a set of Q-switched pulses over the 1522-1568-nm spectral range at each of the FFPI reflectance peak wavelengths. This laser is used to simultaneously demonstrate wavelength-division multiplexing of FBGs with reflectance peaks in different spectral regimes and time-division multiplexing of FBGs with overlapping spectra. The spectral location of the FBG peaks was determined to an accuracy of 1.4 pm.     

Optical fiber Bragg grating hydrogen sensor based on evanescent-field interaction with palladium thin-film transducer

Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors in single-mode optical fibers are widely applied for measurement of temperature and strain. If exposing FBG sensors to an external analyte by planar side-polishing technique of the fiber, evanescent-field interaction yields a Bragg wavelength shift also by changing the refractive index of the analyte. Deposition of sensor-specific transducer layers on the side-polished fiber can specify this spectrally encoding and network-capable optochemical fiber Bragg grating refractometry to the monitoring of specific substances, absorbed gases and vapors. In this paper, the sensor principle is demonstrated for the example of a hydrogen gas sensor based on a palladium thin-film transducer. Hydrogen in 0.1–4% volume concentration range can be monitored by the spectral shift of the Bragg wavelength, which is caused by the decreasing complex refractive index of Pd with increasing absorption of hydrogen.     

Temperature measurements using a projection to latent structures of fluorescence spectra of potassium–aluminum borate glasses with copper-containing molecular clusters

Luminescence spectra of a potassium–aluminum borate glass with copper-containing molecular clusters are presented in the temperature range of 295–624 K. Two methods of temperature measurement are compared with the aim of evaluating the possibility of their further application in optical temperature sensors: specifically, the classical method of measuring a temperature based on the spectral position of the fluorescence band peak and the measurement method based on projection to latent structures of fluorescence spectra in the visible range. It is shown that, concerning the accuracy of measuring a temperature, the fourdimensional space of latent structures is preferred for the case under consideration; it allows one to determine (using a training set of fluorescence spectra) a temperature with the relative error of no more than 1.2%.     

各向异性渗流条件下弹性波的传播特征

研究了弹性波在非均匀裂纹孔隙介质中的传播特性,建立了各向异性喷射流模型.当弹性波通过裂纹孔隙介质时,由于波的扰动及裂纹和孔隙几何结构的不一致,导致在裂纹内部及裂纹与周边孔隙之间同时存在着流体压力梯度.此时的弹性波波动响应中包含着裂纹内连通性特征和背景孔隙渗透率信息.流体的动态流动过程使得介质的等效弹性参数为复数(非完全弹性),并且具有频率依赖性.当弹性波为低频和高频极限时,介质为完全弹性;当处于中间频段时,波有衰减和频率依赖.裂纹孔隙介质的各向异性连通性(渗透率)对应着各向异性特征频率(当渗流长度等于非均匀尺度时的弹性波频率),波的传播受到裂纹内连通性的影响.在一定频段内,随着裂纹厚度的增加,将出现第二峰值,峰值大小同时受到裂纹厚度和半径的影响.     

Analytical investigation of response of birefringent fiber Bragg grating sensors in distributed monitoring system based on optical frequency domain reflectometry

When Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are used as strain sensors, both longitudinal and lateral strain can be applied uniformly or non-uniformly over the length of the FBGs. In order for the demodulation of such FBG signal, this paper investigates the response of birefringent FBGs which are monitored by distributed measurement system based on optical frequency domain reflectometry. A numerical model of the distributed measurement system is built based on piece-wise uniform approach, which considers polarization states of propagating lights. The numerical model simulates analytical response of birefringent FBGs especially when birefringence induces power fluctuations in the distributed spectra, which can be noise or new opportunity for sensitive monitoring of birefringence. Simulation results show the relationships between the power fluctuations and the polarization states of the propagating lights. Consequently, appropriate methods of polarization control for sensitive distributed birefringent FBG monitoring are discussed.     

分布式反馈激光器动态扫描光纤布拉格光栅波长解调系统

通过对该系统采集到的法布里-珀罗(F-P)标准具透射谱和光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)传感器反射谱进行寻峰算法以及拟合算法的研究,采用C语言编程和LabVIEW编程相结合的方式,实现了FBG波长信号的解调。其中,由于系统采集到的F-P透射谱和FBG反射谱线时域信号数据都由离散点构成,且在3dB带宽内均符合高斯曲线分布,采用高斯拟合对采集到的信号数据进行寻峰处理,提高系统精度;又由于分布式反馈(DFB)激光器的波长扫描存在着一定的非线性,采用二项式拟合对DFB激光器的波长扫描曲线进行拟合,以降低其非线性导致的误差。另外,设置一路标准FBG传感通道用于波长校准。实验研究表明该系统稳定性良好,波长测量范围为1 550.012~1 554.812nm,分辨力为1pm,精度为±10pm,验证了该系统可用于FBG波长信号检测的可行性。     

An ultrasonic method for dynamic monitoring of fatigue crack initiation and growth

Attached ultrasonic sensors can detect changes caused by crack initiation and growth if the wave path is directed through the area of critical crack formation. Dynamics of cracks opening and closing under load cause nonlinear modulation of received ultrasonic signals, enabling small cracks to be detected by stationary sensors. A methodology is presented based upon the behavior of ultrasonic signals versus applied load to detect and monitor formation and growth of cracks originating from fastener holes. Shear wave angle beam transducers operating in through transmission mode are mounted on either side of the hole such that the transmitted wave travels through the area of expected cracking. Time shift is linear with respect to load, and is well explained by path changes due to strain combined with wave speed changes due to acoustoelasticity. During subsequent in situ monitoring with unknown loads, the measured time of flight is used to estimate the load, and behavior of the received energy as a function of load is the basis for crack detection. Results are presented from low cycle fatigue tests of several aluminum specimens and illustrate the efficacy of the method in both determining the applied load and monitoring crack initiation and growth.     

Low-cycle fatigue small crack initiation and propagation behaviour of cast magnesium alloys based on in-situ SEM observations

In-situ observations on the initiation and propagation behaviour of low-cycle fatigue small cracks in cast magnesium–aluminium alloys (AM50 and AM60B) were carried out with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to elucidate the resistance to fatigue cracking and to evaluate the fatigue small crack growth rate accurately and quantitatively. The results indicate that the fatigue small cracks formed preferentially on β-phase (Mg₁₇Al₁₂) boundaries at room temperature. In addition, the effects of the parameters of stress levels in low-cycle fatigue and temperatures as well as microstructure on fatigue small crack propagation behaviour are revealed. The variation of crack open displacement (COD) with stress levels and cycles at elevated temperature shows that it is unsuitable to estimate the fatigue small crack growth rate of cast magnesium alloys using conventional measurement methods such as the plastic-replica technique due to the obvious difference between microscopic cracks in the open and closed states. Stabilized crack propagation behaviour is limited to cases where the physical crack length is less than 1?mm in low-cycle fatigue.     

A method for crack sizing using Laser Doppler Vibrometer measurements of Surface Acoustic Waves

The goal of non-destructive testing (NDT) is to determine the position and size of structural defects, in order to measure the quality and evaluate the safety of building materials. Most NDT techniques are rather complex, however, requiring specialized knowledge. In this article, we introduce an experimental method for crack detection that uses Surface Acoustic Waves (SAWs) and optical measurements. The method is tested on a steel beam engraved with slots of known depth. A simple model to determine the cracks size is also proposed. At the end of the article, we describe a possible application: fatigue crack sizing on a damaged slat track. This technique represents a first step toward a better understanding of the crack growth, especially in its early stages (preferably when the cracks can still be repaired) and when it is possible to assume a linear propagation of the crack front. The ultimate goal of this research program is to develop a useful method of monitoring aircraft components during fatigue testing.