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Near Real-time Analysis of Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometric Sensors under Damped Vibration Using Artificial Neural Networks
Signal Processing and Damage Detection
  • Rohit Dua, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Steve Eugene Watkins, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Strain analysis due to vibration can provide insight into structural health. An Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometric (EFPI) sensor under vibrational strain generates a non-linear modulated output. Advanced signal processing techniques, to extract important information such as absolute strain, are required to demodulate this non-linear output. Past research has employed Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Fast Fourier Transforms (FFT) to demodulate the EFPI sensor for limited conditions. These demodulation systems could only handle variations in absolute value of strain and frequency of actuation during a vibration event. This project uses an ANN approach to extend the demodulation system to include the variation in the damping coefficient of the actuating vibration, in a near real-time vibration scenario. A computer simulation provides training and testing data for the theoretical output of the EFPI sensor to demonstrate the approaches. FFT needed to be performed on a window of the EFPI output data. A small window of observation is obtained, while maintaining low absolute-strain prediction errors, heuristically. Results are obtained and compared from employing different ANN architectures including multi-layered feedforward ANN trained using Backpropagation Neural Network (BPNN), and Generalized Regression Neural Networks (GRNN). A two-layered algorithm fusion system is developed and tested that yields better results.

Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
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Language(s)
English
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© 2009 SPIE, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Publication Date
01 Jan 2009
Citation Information
Rohit Dua and Steve Eugene Watkins. "Near Real-time Analysis of Extrinsic Fabry-Perot Interferometric Sensors under Damped Vibration Using Artificial Neural Networks" Signal Processing and Damage Detection (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rohit-dua/9/