Single-Line Multi-Channel Flexible Stress Sensor Arrays
Flexible stress sensor arrays, comprising multiple flexible stress sensor units, enable accurate quantification and analysis of spatial stress distribution. Nevertheless, the current implementation of flexible stress sensor arrays faces the challenge of excessive signal wires, resulting in reduced d...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2023-08-01
|
| Series: | Micromachines |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/8/1554 |
| _version_ | 1828715288665784320 |
|---|---|
| author | Jiayi Yang Yuanyuan Chen Shuoyan Liu Chang Liu Tian Ma Zhenmin Luo Gang Ge |
| author_facet | Jiayi Yang Yuanyuan Chen Shuoyan Liu Chang Liu Tian Ma Zhenmin Luo Gang Ge |
| author_sort | Jiayi Yang |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Flexible stress sensor arrays, comprising multiple flexible stress sensor units, enable accurate quantification and analysis of spatial stress distribution. Nevertheless, the current implementation of flexible stress sensor arrays faces the challenge of excessive signal wires, resulting in reduced deformability, stability, reliability, and increased costs. The primary obstacle lies in the electric amplitude modulation nature of the sensor unit’s signal (e.g., resistance and capacitance), allowing only one signal per wire. To overcome this challenge, the single-line multi-channel signal (SLMC) measurement has been developed, enabling simultaneous detection of multiple sensor signals through one or two signal wires, which effectively reduces the number of signal wires, thereby enhancing stability, deformability, and reliability. This review offers a general knowledge of SLMC measurement beginning with flexible stress sensors and their piezoresistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, and triboelectric sensing mechanisms. A further discussion is given on different arraying methods and their corresponding advantages and disadvantages. Finally, this review categorizes existing SLMC measurement methods into RLC series resonant sensing, transmission line sensing, ionic conductor sensing, triboelectric sensing, piezoresistive sensing, and distributed fiber optic sensing based on their mechanisms, describes the mechanisms and characteristics of each method and summarizes the research status of SLMC measurement. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-10T23:43:58Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-bf2efefc55d4470a8d40965aba67fb89 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2072-666X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-10T23:43:58Z |
| publishDate | 2023-08-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Micromachines |
| spelling | doaj.art-bf2efefc55d4470a8d40965aba67fb892023-11-19T02:13:26ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2023-08-01148155410.3390/mi14081554Single-Line Multi-Channel Flexible Stress Sensor ArraysJiayi Yang0Yuanyuan Chen1Shuoyan Liu2Chang Liu3Tian Ma4Zhenmin Luo5Gang Ge6College of Computer Science and Technology, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, SingaporeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, SingaporeCollege of Computer Science and Technology, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaCollege of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710054, ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117583, SingaporeFlexible stress sensor arrays, comprising multiple flexible stress sensor units, enable accurate quantification and analysis of spatial stress distribution. Nevertheless, the current implementation of flexible stress sensor arrays faces the challenge of excessive signal wires, resulting in reduced deformability, stability, reliability, and increased costs. The primary obstacle lies in the electric amplitude modulation nature of the sensor unit’s signal (e.g., resistance and capacitance), allowing only one signal per wire. To overcome this challenge, the single-line multi-channel signal (SLMC) measurement has been developed, enabling simultaneous detection of multiple sensor signals through one or two signal wires, which effectively reduces the number of signal wires, thereby enhancing stability, deformability, and reliability. This review offers a general knowledge of SLMC measurement beginning with flexible stress sensors and their piezoresistive, capacitive, piezoelectric, and triboelectric sensing mechanisms. A further discussion is given on different arraying methods and their corresponding advantages and disadvantages. Finally, this review categorizes existing SLMC measurement methods into RLC series resonant sensing, transmission line sensing, ionic conductor sensing, triboelectric sensing, piezoresistive sensing, and distributed fiber optic sensing based on their mechanisms, describes the mechanisms and characteristics of each method and summarizes the research status of SLMC measurement.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/8/1554pressure sensor arraytactile sensor arrayresonatorsarray integrationsoft sensor arrayforce sensor array |
| spellingShingle | Jiayi Yang Yuanyuan Chen Shuoyan Liu Chang Liu Tian Ma Zhenmin Luo Gang Ge Single-Line Multi-Channel Flexible Stress Sensor Arrays Micromachines pressure sensor array tactile sensor array resonators array integration soft sensor array force sensor array |
| title | Single-Line Multi-Channel Flexible Stress Sensor Arrays |
| title_full | Single-Line Multi-Channel Flexible Stress Sensor Arrays |
| title_fullStr | Single-Line Multi-Channel Flexible Stress Sensor Arrays |
| title_full_unstemmed | Single-Line Multi-Channel Flexible Stress Sensor Arrays |
| title_short | Single-Line Multi-Channel Flexible Stress Sensor Arrays |
| title_sort | single line multi channel flexible stress sensor arrays |
| topic | pressure sensor array tactile sensor array resonators array integration soft sensor array force sensor array |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/8/1554 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jiayiyang singlelinemultichannelflexiblestresssensorarrays AT yuanyuanchen singlelinemultichannelflexiblestresssensorarrays AT shuoyanliu singlelinemultichannelflexiblestresssensorarrays AT changliu singlelinemultichannelflexiblestresssensorarrays AT tianma singlelinemultichannelflexiblestresssensorarrays AT zhenminluo singlelinemultichannelflexiblestresssensorarrays AT gangge singlelinemultichannelflexiblestresssensorarrays |