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The sse of fiber bragg grating sensors in biomechanics and rehabilitation applications: the state-of-the-art and ongoing research topics

In recent years, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are becoming increasingly attractive for sensing applications in biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering due to their advantageous properties like small size, light weight, biocompatibility, chemical inertness, multiplexing capability and immunity to...

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Main Authors: Al-Fakih, E., Abu Osman, Noor Azuan, Adikan, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd
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Language:English
Published: 2012
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TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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spelling my.um.eprints.44102018-10-11T02:23:55Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/4410/ The sse of fiber bragg grating sensors in biomechanics and rehabilitation applications: the state-of-the-art and ongoing research topics Al-Fakih, E. Abu Osman, Noor Azuan Adikan, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) In recent years, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are becoming increasingly attractive for sensing applications in biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering due to their advantageous properties like small size, light weight, biocompatibility, chemical inertness, multiplexing capability and immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI). They also offer a high-performance alternative to conventional technologies, either for measuring a variety of physical parameters or for performing high-sensitivity biochemical analysis. FBG-based sensors demonstrated their feasibility for specific sensing applications in aeronautic, automotive, civil engineering structure monitoring and undersea oil exploration; however, their use in the field of biomechanics and rehabilitation applications is very recent and its practicality for full-scale implementation has not yet been fully established. They could be used for detecting strain in bones, pressure mapping in orthopaedic joints, stresses in intervertebral discs, chest wall deformation, pressure distribution in Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), forces induced by tendons and ligaments, angles between body segments during gait, and many others in dental biomechanics. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of all the possible applications of FBG sensing technology in biomechanics and rehabilitation and the status of ongoing researches up-to-date all over the world, demonstrating the FBG advances over other existing technologies. 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/4410/1/The_Use_of_Fiber_Bragg_Grating_Sensors_in_Biomechanics_and_Rehabilitation_Applications_The_State-of-the-Art_and_Ongoing_Research_Topics.pdf Al-Fakih, E. and Abu Osman, Noor Azuan and Adikan, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd (2012) The sse of fiber bragg grating sensors in biomechanics and rehabilitation applications: the state-of-the-art and ongoing research topics. Sensors, 12 (10). pp. 12890-12926. ISSN 1424-8220 http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/10/12890 10.3390/s121012890
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topic TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
spellingShingle TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
Al-Fakih, E.
Abu Osman, Noor Azuan
Adikan, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd
The sse of fiber bragg grating sensors in biomechanics and rehabilitation applications: the state-of-the-art and ongoing research topics
description In recent years, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are becoming increasingly attractive for sensing applications in biomechanics and rehabilitation engineering due to their advantageous properties like small size, light weight, biocompatibility, chemical inertness, multiplexing capability and immunity to electromagnetic interference (EMI). They also offer a high-performance alternative to conventional technologies, either for measuring a variety of physical parameters or for performing high-sensitivity biochemical analysis. FBG-based sensors demonstrated their feasibility for specific sensing applications in aeronautic, automotive, civil engineering structure monitoring and undersea oil exploration; however, their use in the field of biomechanics and rehabilitation applications is very recent and its practicality for full-scale implementation has not yet been fully established. They could be used for detecting strain in bones, pressure mapping in orthopaedic joints, stresses in intervertebral discs, chest wall deformation, pressure distribution in Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), forces induced by tendons and ligaments, angles between body segments during gait, and many others in dental biomechanics. This article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of all the possible applications of FBG sensing technology in biomechanics and rehabilitation and the status of ongoing researches up-to-date all over the world, demonstrating the FBG advances over other existing technologies.
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author Al-Fakih, E.
Abu Osman, Noor Azuan
Adikan, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd
author_facet Al-Fakih, E.
Abu Osman, Noor Azuan
Adikan, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd
author_sort Al-Fakih, E.
title The sse of fiber bragg grating sensors in biomechanics and rehabilitation applications: the state-of-the-art and ongoing research topics
title_short The sse of fiber bragg grating sensors in biomechanics and rehabilitation applications: the state-of-the-art and ongoing research topics
title_full The sse of fiber bragg grating sensors in biomechanics and rehabilitation applications: the state-of-the-art and ongoing research topics
title_fullStr The sse of fiber bragg grating sensors in biomechanics and rehabilitation applications: the state-of-the-art and ongoing research topics
title_full_unstemmed The sse of fiber bragg grating sensors in biomechanics and rehabilitation applications: the state-of-the-art and ongoing research topics
title_sort sse of fiber bragg grating sensors in biomechanics and rehabilitation applications: the state-of-the-art and ongoing research topics
publishDate 2012
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