The invention discloses a photo-
thermal effect-based light-driven sensing integrated flexible joint and a light
path system thereof, the flexible joint comprises a multimode
fiber and a photo-thermal conversion
elastomer, the photo-thermal conversion
elastomer is in an arc-shaped joint shape, the photo-thermal conversion
elastomer contains a material for photo-thermal conversion, and the material for photo-thermal conversion is a material for photo-thermal conversion. The multimode
optical fiber is eccentrically embedded in the
photothermal conversion elastomer; a
fiber bragg
grating is engraved on a
fiber core of the multimode fiber, and the midpoint of the
fiber bragg grating is flush with the midpoint of the flexible joint; when the incident light power of the multimode
optical fiber is increased, the
photothermal conversion elastomer bends towards the curvature reduction direction, and the
reflection spectrum signal of the
fiber bragg grating reflects the change angle of the
photothermal conversion elastomer. According to the invention, sensing and driving functions are integrated by using the
fiber Bragg grating, and the device has the advantages of high integration, low
energy loss, small size, light weight,
interference resistance and the like, and is conveniently applied to soft robots, in-vivo operations,
high radiation, flammable and explosive occasions and the like.