IFOS , of Santa Clara, California, manufactures and sells advanced optical sensing systems, sensors, software and services in the structural monitoring and environmental safety markets for the oil & gas, bio/chemical, civil and aerospace industries. Traditional electronic strain gauges, thermisters, thermocouples, ultrasound surveys, and visual inspections etc, can meet many current marketplace needs. Customers are, however, becoming increasingly frustrated with the limitations of traditional systems. Such limitations include insufficient sampling speeds, limited resolution, inflexible user interfaces, and high cost. At the heart of the I*Sense® Interrogation System is a proprietary state-of-the-art, solid state, high-speed optical spectral processor with sub-picometer resolution. I*Sense® is designed to economically monitor a flexible number of sensors ranging from a few to a thousand. The modular design of I*Sense® allows precision signal measurement by a scalable series of multiplexed optical sensors using single or multiple-fiber installations. IFOS delivers complete integrated solutions for many applications and offers the advantages of integration, high speed sampling, end user provisionable data management, flexible user interfaces, and market- leading lower cost. Primary application areas include :
Other
applications include :
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Racing cars – monitoring
the health of the engine, body, and hydraulics of high
speed, high performance automobiles
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Medical – monitoring
blood pressure, toxin levels within the body, and other body characteristics
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Buildings – monitoring
displacement and vibrations in civil structures
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River
Berms – monitoring the moisture content
for ground integrity
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Monuments – monitoring
the structural health of national monuments
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Dams – detecting and
monitoring the condition of dams and support structures
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Power
lines – monitoring the temperature of high-voltage transmission lines for detecting power
levels.
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Trucking – monitoring
hydraulic and tire pressures for safety of driver and vehicle
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Aerospace – monitoring
and detection of aircraft structural health
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