Design and development of a novel MEMS force sensor for plantar pressure measurement

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Abstract

Planter force plays an important role in the gait analysis and other biomedical applications. The paper presents a study on the designing of a new MEMS (Micro Electro- Mechanical system) force sensor for plantar force measurement. This force sensor consists of a metal elastic element and a MEMS strain gauge realized through SOI (silicon on insulator) technology. The process of design and fabrication of the strain gauge and metal elastic element is given. A commercial software tool ANSYS™ is introduced to help validate the usability of the elastic element structure and determine the proper position of the strain gauge in the bottom surface of the metal elastic element. The calibration result confirms the feasibility and the effectiveness of the sensor.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 3rd International Conference on Advances in Circuits, Electronics and Micro-Electronics, CENICS 2010
Pages1-5
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event3rd International Conference on Advances in Circuits, Electronics and Micro-Electronics, CENICS 2010 - Venice, Mestre, Italy
Duration: 18 Jul 201025 Jul 2010

Publication series

NameProceedings - 3rd International Conference on Advances in Circuits, Electronics and Micro-Electronics, CENICS 2010

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Advances in Circuits, Electronics and Micro-Electronics, CENICS 2010
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityVenice, Mestre
Period18/07/1025/07/10

Keywords

  • Force measurement
  • MEMS
  • Planter pressure
  • Sensor

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