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Improving the accuracy of laser self-mixing interferometry for velocity measurement

  • ChenYang Technologies GmbH and Co. KG
  • Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

Self-mixing interferometry (SMI) employs fewer components, leading to a compact, robust and low cost system. In this paper, the main error sources of SMI for velocity measurement are analyzed and a simple error model is proposed. The dependence of signal amplitude and relative error on the incident angle is acquired by experiment. With the comparison of simulations and experiments, the proposed model is proved that relative errors could be reduced by decreasing the incident angle. To reduce the error of Doppler frequency estimation, the block splitting and averaging techniques are used. Finally, with a commercial laser Doppler velocimeter (LDV) the comparison between sensors demonstrates that the accuracy of SMI is close to that of LDV.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationI2MTC 2017 - 2017 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781509035960
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Jul 2017
Event2017 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2017 - Torino, Italy
Duration: 22 May 201725 May 2017

Publication series

NameI2MTC 2017 - 2017 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, Proceedings

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, I2MTC 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityTorino
Period22/05/1725/05/17

Keywords

  • Incident angle
  • Interferometric sensor
  • LDV
  • Laser self-mixing
  • Relative error
  • Velocity

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