A BTO/PVDF/PDMS Piezoelectric Tangential and Normal Force Sensor Inspired by a Wind Chime
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Piezoelectric Elastomer Mold Preparation
2.3. Preparation of Substrate
2.4. Preparation of Three-Dimensional Force Detection Sensors
2.5. Characterization and Measurement
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Detection of Normal Force
3.2. Detection of Shear Force
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Mechanism | Design | Multidimensional Force | Pressure Range | Ref. |
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capacitive | pyramida | yes | 0–50 kPa | [12] |
dome-shaped | yes | 2.55–160 kPa | [34] | |
triboelectricity | microcolumn | no | 0.04–1200 kPa | [36] |
piezoresistive | pyramida | yes | 0~225 Pa | [21] |
columnar | no | 0–128 kPa | [35] | |
dome-shaped | no | 0–12 kPa | [33] | |
piezoelectric | dome-shaped | no | 0–255 kPa | [23] |
dome-shaped | yes | ≈64–1770 kPa | This work |
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Zhang, C.; Zhang, X.; Zhang, Q.; Sang, S.; Ji, J.; Hao, R.; Liu, Y. A BTO/PVDF/PDMS Piezoelectric Tangential and Normal Force Sensor Inspired by a Wind Chime. Micromachines 2023, 14, 1848. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14101848
Zhang C, Zhang X, Zhang Q, Sang S, Ji J, Hao R, Liu Y. A BTO/PVDF/PDMS Piezoelectric Tangential and Normal Force Sensor Inspired by a Wind Chime. Micromachines. 2023; 14(10):1848. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14101848
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Chunyan, Xiaotian Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Shengbo Sang, Jianlong Ji, Runfang Hao, and Yan Liu. 2023. "A BTO/PVDF/PDMS Piezoelectric Tangential and Normal Force Sensor Inspired by a Wind Chime" Micromachines 14, no. 10: 1848. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14101848