A Micro-Fabricated Force Sensor Using an All Thin Film Piezoelectric Active Sensor

作者:Lee Junwoo; Choi Wook; Yoo Yong Kyoung; Hwang Kyo Seon; Lee Sang Myung; Kang Sungchul; Kim Jinseok*; Lee Jeong Hoon
来源:Sensors (Switzerland), 2014, 14(12): 22199-22207.
DOI:10.3390/s141222199

摘要

The ability to measure pressure and force is essential in biomedical applications such as minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and palpation for detecting cancer cysts. Here, we report a force sensor for measuring a shear and normal force by combining an arrayed piezoelectric sensors layer with a precut glass top plate connected by four stress concentrating legs. We designed and fabricated a thin film piezoelectric force sensor and proposed an enhanced sensing tool to be used for analyzing gentle touches without the external voltage source used in FET sensors. Both the linear sensor response from 3 kPa to 30 kPa and the exact signal responses from the moving direction illustrate the strong feasibility of the described thin film miniaturized piezoelectric force sensor.

  • 出版日期2014-12