NDLI: Low cost pressure mapping platform for mobility monitoring applications

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Cruz, S. Vieira, N.J. Viana, J.C. Rocha, L.A.
Copyright Year	2013
Description	Author affiliation: Inst. for Polymers & Composites/I3N, Univ. of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal (Cruz, S.; Vieira, N.J.; Viana, J.C.; Rocha, L.A.)
Abstract	Printing of patterns with conductive inks on polymers surface enables the realization of “active polymeric materials”. These “active polymeric materials” can be used as system elements to perform a given function, for e.g., to give a response for an applied deformation. A new thin flexible pressure mapping platform using Inkjet Printing technology, aiming at a simpler, lower cost and larger scale manufacturing production is presented here. There are still many challenges in polymer functionalization (capacity to provide materials with transducing capabilities) and this study provides details regarding the manufacture of polymer based sensors as well as new insights into the limitations of using these materials as sensors. The sensing platform consists in a flexible PCB (Printed Circuit Boards) manufactured using conventional technology (defining the electrical connections and the capacitors dimensions) together with two flexible polymeric membranes (TPU) printed with conductive ink (Plexcore ®) for definition of the electrodes. Experimental results performed on manually assembled pressure sensors show the feasibility of the approach.
Sponsorship	IEEE Instrum. Meas. Soc.
Starting Page	967
Ending Page	970
File Size	1150154
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467346214
ISSN	10915281
e-ISBN	9781467346238
DOI	10.1109/I2MTC.2013.6555559
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2013-05-06
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Ink Substrates Capacitive sensors Electrodes Capacitors Conductive inks Flexible pressure mapping systems Inkjet Printing technology Flexible PCB Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) membrane
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Instrumentation Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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