Design and Development of a Hair-like Sensor with Bridge-Type Flexible Amplification Mechanisms
Compared with lever-type amplification mechanisms, bridge-type flexible amplification mechanisms have advantages in terms of amplification ratio and structural compactness. Therefore, they can effectively replace the lever-type amplification mechanism in the existing hair-like sensors and realize th...
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| author | Yongzhen Li Pei Cao Peng Zhang Hua Yang Xiaofeng Zhu Ruihua Guo |
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| description | Compared with lever-type amplification mechanisms, bridge-type flexible amplification mechanisms have advantages in terms of amplification ratio and structural compactness. Therefore, they can effectively replace the lever-type amplification mechanism in the existing hair-like sensors and realize the development of miniature hair-like sensors with high sensitivity. With that in mind, a highly sensitive hair-like sensor based on a bridge-type amplification mechanism with distributed flexibility is presented to measure the airflow rate. First, the structural composition and operating principle of the hair-like sensor are described. Then, detailed design and analysis of the hair-like sensor are carried out, focusing on the design of the hair post structure, amplification mechanism, and resonator. Furthermore, the designed hair-like sensor is processed and prepared, and some experimental studies are conducted. The experimental results demonstrate that the developed hair-like sensor can measure the airflow rate with high sensitivity up to 8.56 Hz/(m/s)<sup>2</sup>. This provides a new concept for the structural design of hair-like sensors and expands the application of bridge-type flexible amplification mechanisms in the field of micro/nano sensors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9602afb2e9f54938ab30bd95661262132023-11-19T08:48:43ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-08-012317735410.3390/s23177354Design and Development of a Hair-like Sensor with Bridge-Type Flexible Amplification MechanismsYongzhen Li0Pei Cao1Peng Zhang2Hua Yang3Xiaofeng Zhu4Ruihua Guo5Institute for Smart Ageing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100089, ChinaInstitute for Smart Ageing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100089, ChinaNational Center for Occupational Safety and Health, National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing 102308, ChinaInstitute for Smart Ageing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100089, ChinaInstitute for Smart Ageing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100089, ChinaInstitute for Smart Ageing, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100089, ChinaCompared with lever-type amplification mechanisms, bridge-type flexible amplification mechanisms have advantages in terms of amplification ratio and structural compactness. Therefore, they can effectively replace the lever-type amplification mechanism in the existing hair-like sensors and realize the development of miniature hair-like sensors with high sensitivity. With that in mind, a highly sensitive hair-like sensor based on a bridge-type amplification mechanism with distributed flexibility is presented to measure the airflow rate. First, the structural composition and operating principle of the hair-like sensor are described. Then, detailed design and analysis of the hair-like sensor are carried out, focusing on the design of the hair post structure, amplification mechanism, and resonator. Furthermore, the designed hair-like sensor is processed and prepared, and some experimental studies are conducted. The experimental results demonstrate that the developed hair-like sensor can measure the airflow rate with high sensitivity up to 8.56 Hz/(m/s)<sup>2</sup>. This provides a new concept for the structural design of hair-like sensors and expands the application of bridge-type flexible amplification mechanisms in the field of micro/nano sensors.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/17/7354hair-like sensorbridge-type amplification mechanismresonatorairflow rate |
| spellingShingle | Yongzhen Li Pei Cao Peng Zhang Hua Yang Xiaofeng Zhu Ruihua Guo Design and Development of a Hair-like Sensor with Bridge-Type Flexible Amplification Mechanisms Sensors hair-like sensor bridge-type amplification mechanism resonator airflow rate |
| title | Design and Development of a Hair-like Sensor with Bridge-Type Flexible Amplification Mechanisms |
| title_full | Design and Development of a Hair-like Sensor with Bridge-Type Flexible Amplification Mechanisms |
| title_fullStr | Design and Development of a Hair-like Sensor with Bridge-Type Flexible Amplification Mechanisms |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Development of a Hair-like Sensor with Bridge-Type Flexible Amplification Mechanisms |
| title_short | Design and Development of a Hair-like Sensor with Bridge-Type Flexible Amplification Mechanisms |
| title_sort | design and development of a hair like sensor with bridge type flexible amplification mechanisms |
| topic | hair-like sensor bridge-type amplification mechanism resonator airflow rate |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/17/7354 |
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