Type
Conference PaperAuthors
Alfadhel, Ahmed
Kosel, Jürgen

KAUST Department
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) DivisionElectrical Engineering Program
Date
2015-06-26Online Publication Date
2015-06-26Print Publication Date
2015-04Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/558701
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A force sensor system consisting of bioinspired, magnetic and highly elastic micropillars integrated on a magnetic field sensing element is reported. The micro-pillars are made of a nanocomposite consisting of magnetic nanowires incorporated into polydimethylsiloxane. The permanent magnetic behavior of the nanowires allows remote operation without an additional magnetic field to magnetize the nanowires, which simplifies miniaturization and system integration. We demonstrate the potential of this concept by realizing a tactile sensing element. The developed sensor element operates at power consumption of 75 μW and has a detection range between 0–120 kPa and a resolution of 2.7 kPa, which can easily be tuned in a wide range.Citation
Alfadhel, A., & Kosel, J. (2015). Magnetic micropillar sensors for force sensing. 2015 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS). doi:10.1109/sas.2015.7133654Sponsors
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10th IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium, SAS 2015ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1109/SAS.2015.7133654