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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2020
Brembo S.p.a., Curno, IT;
Scuola Superiore Di Studi Universitari E Di Perfezionamento Sant'anna, Pisa, IT;
Francesco Camozzi, Curno, IT;
Fabio Meldini, Curno, IT;
Tiziano Nannipieri, Curno, IT;
Alessandro Signorini, Curno, IT;
Massimiliano Solazzi, Curno, IT;
Massimiliano Gabardi, Curno, IT;
Brembo S.p.A, Curno, IT;
Abstract
A method for determining a braking torque at at least one fixing interface between a brake caliper body and a brake caliper support includes inserting at least one washer device at the at least one fixing interface, the washer device having at least one fiber-optic strain sensor of fiber Bragg grating type, detecting, by the at least one fiber-optic strain sensor, local deformation and/or strain acting in a respective detecting position, and generating at least one respective photonic signal representative of the detected deformation and/or strain, receiving the at least one first photonic signal, by an optical reading/interrogation unit optically connected to the at least one fiber-optic strain sensor, generating at least one electric signal representative of the detected local deformation and/or strain, based on the received first photonic signal, and determining the braking torque based on the at least one electrical signal.