Development and characterization of an IPMC hair-like transducer

Hair-like sensors are very common in natural and biological systems. Such sensors are used to measure acoustic pressures, fluid flows, and chemical concentrations among others. Hair-like actuators are also used to control fluid flows and perform temperature management. This study presents a manufact...

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Main Author: Akle, Barbar J. (author)
Other Authors: Chatila, Elio (author), Khairallah, Nady (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/5703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2087432
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://proceedings.spiedigitallibrary.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=2239669
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Summary:Hair-like sensors are very common in natural and biological systems. Such sensors are used to measure acoustic pressures, fluid flows, and chemical concentrations among others. Hair-like actuators are also used to control fluid flows and perform temperature management. This study presents a manufacturing technique for a hair-like IPMC transducer. A thorough study is presented on the building process of the sensor. The method used to control the diameter and the electrodes thickness of the transducer is developed. The sensing behavior of the manufactured transducers is experimentally characterized. © (2015) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.