Sensored fiber reinforced polymer grate
Various technologies described herein pertain to a sensored grate that can be utilized for various security fencing applications. The sensored grate includes a grate framework and an embedded optical fiber. The grate framework is formed of a molded polymer such as, for instance, molded fiber reinforced polymer. Further, the grate framework includes a set of elongated elements, where the elongated elements are spaced to define apertures through the grate framework. The optical fiber is embedded in the elongated elements of the grate framework. Moreover, bending or breaking of one or more of the elongated elements can be detected based on a change in a characteristic of input light provided to the optical fiber compared to output light received from the optical fiber.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Assignee:
- Ross; Michael P. Mack; Thomas Kimball
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,720,156
- Application Number:
- 13/493,042
- OSTI ID:
- 1373728
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Jun 11
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
An integrated computational materials engineering framework to analyze the failure behaviors of carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites for lightweight vehicle applications
Analysis of WIRE-21 SPND and Optical Fiber Sensor Measurements