Fibre optic load cell for multi-axis force sensing

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Applications: Force sensing for autonomous vehicles, aerospace, medical, construction, mechanical and industrial settings.

Features Benefits
  • New approach to design and fabrication
  • Production is quicker and cheaper
  • Mounting of fibres with 3D printed form and magnets
  • Allows instrumentation of the load cell in minutes
  • AI optimisation and mapping algorithms
  • Facilitates measurement of any desirable combination of multi-axis forces (e.g. axial, shear, bending moment)
  • Temperature is considered explicitly as another output of the sensor
  • Machine learning used in production
  • Simplified fibre optic pattern is more convenient for production, requiring a lower level of skill to manufacture
  • Robust design and use of new materials
  • Suitable for applications in harsh environments
  • Durable and long-lasting for long term use

Patent pending & available for:

  • Licensing
  • Co-development
  • Consulting
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