A Special Fiber Optic Sensor for Measuring Wheel Loads of Vehicles on Highways

This paper presents results from an investigation on a special optical fiber as a load sensor for application in Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) systems to measure wheel loads of vehicles traveling at normal speed on highways. The fiber used has a unique design with two concentric light guiding regions of dif...

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Published in:	Sensors
Main Authors:	Norman W. Garrick, Amlan Sen, Ramesh B. Malla
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2008-04-01
Subjects:	Fiber optics sensor Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) Highway vehicle weight Vehicle wheel Loads Traffic data collection Civil infrastructure monitoring.
Online Access:	http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/4/2551/