An armored-cable-based fiber Bragg grating sensor array for perimeter fence intrusion detection

Jianzhong Hao; Bo Dong; Paulose Varghese; Jiliang Phua; Siang Fook Foo

doi:10.1117/12.918980

17 February 2012 An armored-cable-based fiber Bragg grating sensor array for perimeter fence intrusion detection

Jianzhong Hao, Bo Dong, Paulose Varghese, Jiliang Phua, Siang Fook Foo

Proceedings Volume 8332, Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2011: Optoelectronic Sensing and Imaging; 83320B (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918980
Event: Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings 2011, 2011, Wuhan, China

Abstract

In this paper, an armored-cable-based optical fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor array, for perimeter fence intrusion detection, is demonstrated and some of the field trial results are reported. The field trial was conducted at a critical local installation in Singapore in December 2010. The sensor array was put through a series of both simulated and live intrusion scenarios to test the stability and suitability of operation in the local environmental conditions and to determine its capabilities in detecting and reporting these intrusions accurately to the control station. Such a sensor array can provide perimeter intrusion detection with fine granularity and preset pin-pointing accuracy. The various types of intrusions included aided or unaided climbs, tampering and cutting of the fence, etc. The unique sensor packaging structure provides high sensitivity, crush resistance and protection against rodents. It is also capable of resolving nuisance events such as rain, birds sitting on the fence or seismic vibrations. These sensors are extremely sensitive with a response time of a few seconds. They can be customized for a desired spatial resolution and pre-determined sensitivity. Furthermore, it is easy to cascade a series of such sensors to monitor and detect intrusion events over a long stretch of fence line. Such sensors can be applied to real-time intrusion detection for perimeter security, pipeline security and communications link security.

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Jianzhong Hao, Bo Dong, Paulose Varghese, Jiliang Phua, and Siang Fook Foo "An armored-cable-based fiber Bragg grating sensor array for perimeter fence intrusion detection", Proc. SPIE 8332, Photonics and Optoelectronics Meetings (POEM) 2011: Optoelectronic Sensing and Imaging, 83320B (17 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918980

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