Extending the measuring range of fiber optic displacement sensor with differential evolution optimized extreme learning machine

A signal processing method for reflective fiber optic displacement sensor is presented by means of a differential evolution optimized extreme learning machine (DE-ELM). The sensing head of the sensor is a combination of an illuminating fiber bundle transmitting incoming light beam and two receiving fiber bundles employed to collect the reflected beam from the reflector. Three fiber bundles with same type are put together and arranged side by side, but the two receiving fiber bundles enfaces have different distances from the reflector surface. The DE-ELM is used for extending the measuring the range of reflective fiber optic displacement sensor. A simulation experiment has been illustrated. The experimental results show that the measuring range can be extended to the whole response characteristics of the fiber optic displacement sensor and a high measuring accuracy can be obtained by the proposed method.