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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2013
Universite Libre DE Bruxelles, Brussels, BE;
Universite DE Mons, Mons, BE;
Jean-Baptiste Valsamis, Brussels, BE;
Nicolas Cauche, Brussels, BE;
Jacques Deviere, Braine le Comte, BE;
Christophe Caucheteur, Mons, BE;
Valérie Voisin, Mons, BE;
UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES, Brussels, BE;
UNIVERSITE DE MONS, Mons, BE;
Abstract
Force transducer () include two structural members () spaced apart to define a gap () and being linked to each other. Optical fibers () are to the members and are freely suspended in the gap. The optical fibers are configured to provide a change in a detectable optical property responsive to a change in relative position between the two members in one or more predetermined degrees of freedom. Each of the optical fibers () is fixed to both structural members and continuous between the members to link the two structural members to each other. The optical fibers are substantially the only structure forming a link between the two structural members (), such that the arrangement of the optical fibers defines substantially the stiffness of the link between the two structural members in the one or more predetermined degrees of freedom, which stiffness is mainly, such as for at least 95%, determined by the optical fibers.