Microcontroller-based performance enhancement of an optical fiber level transducer

The paper proposes a digital microcontrolled transducer for liquid level measurement based on two optical fibers on which the cladding was removed in suitable zones at a known distance one from each other. A 1 m full scale, 6.25 mm resolution prototype was realized and tested. The adopted hardware a...

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Published in1996 IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference Proceedings Vol. 2; pp. 912 - 916 vol.2
Main Authors Betta, G., Pietrosanto, A., Scaglione, N.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1996
Subjects
Costs
Fuels
Hardware
Level measurement
Optical fibers
Prototypes
Software performance
Software prototyping
Testing
Transducers
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ISBN0780333128
9780780333123
DOI10.1109/IMTC.1996.507300

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Summary:The paper proposes a digital microcontrolled transducer for liquid level measurement based on two optical fibers on which the cladding was removed in suitable zones at a known distance one from each other. A 1 m full scale, 6.25 mm resolution prototype was realized and tested. The adopted hardware and software strategies assure a low cost, high static and dynamic performance, good reliability, and the possibility of remote control. These features were confirmed by the experimental tests carried out on fuel liquids.
ISBN:0780333128
9780780333123
DOI:10.1109/IMTC.1996.507300