Masters Theses
Date of Award
5-2006
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Major
Electrical Engineering
Major Professor
Donald W. Bouldin
Committee Members
Gregory Peterson, Hairong Qi
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to research, design, develop and test a novel instrument for detecting fiber optic loop continuity and spatially locating fiber optic breaches. The work is for an active seal system called ReflectoActive™ Seals whose purpose is to provide real time container tamper indication.
A Field Programmable Gate Array was used to implement a loop continuity detector and a spatial breach locator based on a high acquisition speed single photon counting optical time domain reflectometer. Communication and other control features were added in order to create a usable instrument that met defined requirements. A host graphical user interface was developed to illustrate system use and performance.
The resulting device meets performance specifications by exhibiting a dynamic range of 27dB and a spatial resolution of 1.5 ft. The communication scheme used expands installation options and allows the device to communicate to a central host via existing Local Area Networks and/or the Internet.
Recommended Citation
Stinson, Brad J., "Design and Test of an Event Detector and Locator for the ReflectoActive™ Seals System. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 2006.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/1808