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Development of Automatic Alignment Height and Cross-section Inspection System for Fiber Bragg Grating Embedded Field Assembly Connector

FBG Embedded 현장 조립형 커넥터의 자동 정렬 및 단면 자동 검사 시스템 개발

  • Lee, Jung-Ho (Chonbuk National University Automobile-part & Mold Technology Innovation Center) ;
  • Park, Chan-Hee (Chonbuk National University Automobile-part & Mold Technology Innovation Center) ;
  • Yoon, Jae-Soon (Luxcom) ;
  • Lee, Hee-Kwan (Chonbuk National University Automobile-part & Mold Technology Innovation Center) ;
  • Kim, Cheol-Sang (ChonBuk National University, Mechanical design engineering) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Won (Chonbuk National University Automobile-part & Mold Technology Innovation Center) ;
  • Kim, Kyung (Chonbuk National University Automobile-part & Mold Technology Innovation Center) ;
  • Kim, Jae-Jun (Chonbuk National University Automobile-part & Mold Technology Innovation Center)
  • Received : 2013.10.18
  • Accepted : 2014.02.12
  • Published : 2014.02.15
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Abstract

Recently, in order to reduce the time required to replace an optical jumper cord, many researchers are using a field-installable connector and applying the ferrule polishing method, ferrule mechanical contact method, or ferrule fusion contact method. However, the process of arranging the length of the optical fiber, i.e., inserting the optical fiber into the ferrule by hand and checking its cross section, takes 60% of the time required for the entire process, which increases the overall cost. Therefore, in order to make this task more cost-effective, we will develop an automated inspection system with automatic cross-sectional arrangement of a field-installable connector. This system will be able to decrease the failure rate from 10% to 2% compared with the conventional method when cutting the optical fiber inserted into the ferrule. It will also improve the productivity by decreasing the test time by 28% compared with the conventional method. Our studies showed that it was possible to reduce the production costs and improve the quality of a field-installable connector, and we expect it to dominate the market.

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