Design Method of Three-Component Optic Fiber Balance Based on Fabry–Perot Displacement Sensor

Abstract

This article proposes a new type of three-component optic fiber balance based on Fabry–Perot displacement measurement technology based on the structure of the pulse wind tunnel balance. This paper systematically introduces the force measurement principle and design process of a three-component optic fiber balance and conducts relevant simulation analysis and experimental verification. The simulation results show that the Fabry–Perot sensor can achieve significant sensitivity to cavity length changes, and when used in existing balance structures, sensitivity gains can be achieved by changing the probe height without the need to modify the original structure of the balance. Finally, the feasibility of the design method was verified through calibration experiments: the optic fiber balance has high sensitivity and good linearity compared to simulation sensitivity, the error is less than 6%, and the calibration accuracy of each component is better than 0.13%, which is better than the existing traditional strain balance (0.37%). The pulse wind tunnel force measurement test has a short test time and a large model mass, and the balance needs to have a large stiffness to meet the short-term force measurement requirements. The introduction of more sensitive optic fiber balance force measurement technology is expected to solve the contradiction between the stiffness and sensitivity of force measurement systems.