Light Guid?ng Medium Based Optical Tilt Sensor Design

Authors

  • Yavuz Öztürk Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Ege University, 35100 İzmir
  • Tuan Dolmen Department of Science- Cakabey Schools, 35621 İzmir, Turkey
  • Yarkın Güneş Department of Science- Cakabey Schools, 35621 İzmir, Turkey

Keywords:

Fiber Optic, Photodiode, Sensor, Tilt sensor.

Abstract

This paper presents a simple, low-cost liquid based optical tilt sensor. The sensor is designed on the basis of the variation of the amount of light passing through liquids composed of two layers placed in a container depending on the tilt angle. Light is transmitted and received by the fibers placed in the container ends. This sensor is highly sensitive to small angle values, especially depending on the fiber radius used. An average of  0.58 V/° sensitivity was obtained in the range of 0-3° by using 2.5 mm diameter fibers. This value is found to be  4.54 times  higher than the sensitivity of sensor with single liquid. 

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2017-06-15

How to Cite

Öztürk, Y., Dolmen, T., & Güneş, Y. (2017). Light Guid?ng Medium Based Optical Tilt Sensor Design. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 32(1), 282–288. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/2992

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