Research Article

A Set-Up of 7 Laser Triangulation Sensors and a Draw-Wire Sensor for Measuring Relative Displacement of a Piston Rod Mechanical Lead-Through Transmission in an Offshore Wave Energy Converter on the Ocean Floor

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(Left) CAD assembly model of the set-up of the draw-wire sensor inside WEC L2 for measuring vertical translator position and reciprocal piston rod axial displacement. (Right) A sketch of the draw-wire sensor measurement principle [62].
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