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Flexible Force Sensor with Micro-Pyramid Arrays Based on 3D Printing

  • Yiwei Shao
  • , Yulong Zhao
  • , Mingjie Liu
  • , Qi Zhang
  • , Chuanqi Liu
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

In this paper, a 3D printed flexible force sensor is proposed. The force sensor consists of the top and bottom layers fabricated by a digital light processing (DLP) based 3D printer with polyurethane acrylate (PUA). Micro-pyramid arrays are designed on the surface of the bottom layer. The surfaces of both top and bottom layers are then coated with poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT: PSS) film as the stretchable electrode. The sensing principle bases on the changes in resistance between the top and bottom layers since the contact area increase due to the deformation of the Micro-pyramid arrays with applied force. Finally the force sensor is characterized within the force range from 0 to 392mN. This work demonstrates that 3D printing technology has a good application prospect in sensor manufacturing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE SENSORS, SENSORS 2018 - Conference Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538647073
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Dec 2018
Event17th IEEE SENSORS Conference, SENSORS 2018 - New Delhi, India
Duration: 28 Oct 201831 Oct 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of IEEE Sensors
Volume2018-October
ISSN (Print)1930-0395
ISSN (Electronic)2168-9229

Conference

Conference17th IEEE SENSORS Conference, SENSORS 2018
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityNew Delhi
Period28/10/1831/10/18

Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • DLP
  • Micro-pyramid Arrays
  • flexible
  • force sensor
  • piezoresistive

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