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Sensors 2010, 10, 10198-10210; doi:10.3390/s101110198 OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article Plastic Optical Fiber Displacement Sensor Based on Dual Cycling Bending Jao-Hwa Kuang 1, Pao-Chuan Chen 1 and Yung-Chuan Chen 2,* 1 Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan; E-Mail: kuang@.tw (J.H.K.); d933020009@.tw (P.C.C.) 2 Department of Vehicle Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, 91201, Taiwan * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: chuan@.tw; Tel.: +886-8-7703-202; Fax: +886-8-7740-398. Received: 28 September 2010; in revised form: 9 November 2010 / Accepted: 10 November 2010 / Published: 15 November 2010 Abstract: In this study, a high sensitivity and easy fabricated plastic optical fiber (POF) displacement sensor is proposed. A POF specimen subjected to dual cyclic bending is used to improve the sensitivity of the POF displacement sensor. The effects of interval between rollers, relative displacement and number of rollers on the sensitivity of the displacement sensor are analyzed both experimentally and numerically. A good agreement between the experimental measurements and numerical calculations is obtained. The results show that the interval between rollers affects sensitivity most significantly than the other design parameters. Based on the experimental data, a linear equation is