Effects of Sensor Geometry on the Stress-Averaged Output of PVDF Sensors in Tires

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon M. Headings ◽  
Jungkyu Park ◽  
Marcelo J. Dapino
Keyword(s):  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Voltage Output ◽  
Electrode Shape ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Sensor Geometry ◽  
Processing Techniques

Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) sensors are attractive for use in tires due to their high sensitivity, fast response time, low cost, and ability to operate without power supplies or signal amplification. Based on sensor design, placement, and signal processing techniques, they may be used to determine tire parameters such as tire revolutions, footprint size, and cornering and traction conditions. PVDF sensors generate a voltage output that is related to the average stress acting on the sensor. For non-uniform distributions of stress over the sensor area, there can be a significant difference between the stress at a point and the average sensor stress calculated from the measured voltage. Understanding the effects of sensor geometry on sensor output is important for designing sensors for specific applications, such as tires. This paper presents analytical and numerical models for PVDF voltage output that are developed from the linear piezoelectric constitutive equations, with the average sensor stress modeled using a convolution of the stress input and the PVDF electrode shape. Parametric studies on rectangular, stepped, and triangular sensor shapes show the effects of sensor geometry on voltage output for PVDF sensors under sinusoidal and tire stress inputs.

Gas Sensing Properties of TiO2 and SnO2 Nanopowders Obtained through Gel Combustion

2006 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 1828-1833
Author(s):  
Fabio A. Deorsola ◽  
P. Mossino ◽  
Ignazio Amato ◽  
Bruno DeBenedetti ◽  
A. Bonavita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Response Time ◽  
Metal Oxides ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
High Specific Surface Area ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Gel Combustion

Nanostructured semiconductor metal oxides have played a central role in the gas sensing research field, because of their high sensitivity, selectivity and low response time. Among all the processes, developed for the synthesis of nanostructured metal oxides, gel combustion seems to be the most promising route due to low-cost precursors and simplicity of the process. It combines chemical gelation and combustion, involving the formation of a gel from an acqueous solution and an exothermic redox reaction, yielding to very porous and softly agglomerated nanopowders. In this work, nanostructured tin oxide, SnO2, and titanium oxide, TiO2, have been synthesized through gel combustion. Powders showed nanometric particle size and high specific surface area. The so-obtained TiO2 and SnO2 nanopowders have been used as sensitive element of resistive λ sensor and ethanol sensor respectively, realized depositing films of nanopowders dispersed in water onto alumina substrates provided with Pt contacts and heater. TiO2-based sensors showed at high temperature good response, fast response time, linearity in a wide range of O2 concentration and long-term stability. SnO2-based sensors have shown high sensitivity to low concentrations of ethanol at moderate temperature.

Speed of Sound Measurement in Solids Using Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Sensors

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon M. Headings ◽  
Kunal Kotian ◽  
Marcelo J. Dapino
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Stress Wave ◽  
Speed Of Sound ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Response Times ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Load Path ◽  
Straightforward Method ◽  
The Impact

Piezoelectric film sensors such as polyvinylidene flouride (PVDF) generate an electrical voltage in response to an applied mechanical stress with a remarkably high sensitivity. They provide very fast response times and do not require extensive signal conditioning. This paper presents a straightforward method of measuring the speed of sound in solid materials and structures using commercial PVDF sensors. PVDF sensors are most commonly used to measure stresses applied in the sensors’ thickness direction. However, this requires that the sensors be located in the load path, which may result in damage to the sensor or affect the response of the system. In this paper, two PVDF sensors are bonded to the side of a structure and a small impact is applied to one end. The sensors are used to measure the time for the impact-induced plane stress wave to travel between the sensors. The observed speed of the propagating stress wave is shown to be in good agreement with the theoretical speed of sound for the material and finite element calculations. In addition, the finite element simulations confirm the validity of the plane wave assumption for non-ideal and non-uniform impact inputs.

scholarly journals An Ethanol Vapor Sensor Based on a Microfiber with a Quantum-Dot Gel Coating

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siqi Hu ◽  
Guofeng Yan ◽  
Chunzhou Wu ◽  
Sailing He
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Temperature Response ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Ethanol Vapor ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Cost System ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Vapor Sensor ◽  
Ethanol Sensing

An ethanol vapor sensor based on a microfiber with a quantum-dot (QD) gel coating is proposed and demonstrated. The QD gel was made from UV glue as the gel matrix and CdSe/ZnS QDs with a concentration of 1 mg/mL. The drawing and coating processes were conducted by using a simple and low-cost system developed for this study. Bending, ethanol sensing, temperature response, and time response tests were carried out, respectively. The experimental results showed that the fabricated sensor had a high sensitivity of −3.3%/ppm, a very low temperature cross-sensitivity of 0.17 ppm/°C, and a fast response time of 1.1 s. The easily fabricated robust structure and the excellent sensing performance render the sensor a promising platform for real ethanol sensing applications.

Ni Hierarchical Structures Supported on Titania Nanowire Arrays as Efficient Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensor

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 3246-3251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-Long Hu ◽  
Chuan He ◽  
Bao-Gang Guo ◽  
He-Yan Huang ◽  
Xing-Quan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Sensor ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Hierarchical Structures ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Nanowire Arrays ◽  
Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensor ◽  
Conductive Substrate ◽  
Nano Sensors ◽  
Oxidation Of Glucose

Developing new advanced nonenzymatic electrochemical nano-sensors for glucose detection has attracted intensive attraction. In this work, we designed a novel nanocomposite nonenzymatic glucose sensor by fabricating hierarchically nanostructured metal nickel on titania nanowire arrays, which was loaded on a transparent conductive substrate (i.e., fluorine-doped tin oxide, FTO) surface by mild hydrothermal method. Due to the large surface area of the hierarchically nanostructured Ni and fast electron transfer of the TiO2 nanowire arrays electrode, the nanocomposite electrode shows excellent electrochemical activity toward the oxidation of glucose. The electrode exhibits high sensitivity in detecting glucose concentration (1472 μA mM−1 cm−2) with a wide linear range from 2×10−4 M to 2×10−3 M, fast response time (within 5 s), and small detection limit (10 μM) (S/N = 3). The good analytical performance, low cost and simple preparation method make this novel electrode material promising for the development of effective glucose nonenzymatic glucose sensor.

scholarly journals Graphene and its Derivatives-Based Optical Sensors

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Guang Gao ◽  
Ling-Xiao Cheng ◽  
Wen-Shuai Jiang ◽  
Xiao-Kuan Li ◽  
Fei Xing
Keyword(s):  
Optical Sensors ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Cell Detection ◽  
Single Cell Detection ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Recent Developments

Being the first successfully prepared two-dimensional material, graphene has attracted extensive attention from researchers due to its excellent properties and extremely wide range of applications. In particular, graphene and its derivatives have displayed several ideal properties, including broadband light absorption, ability to quench fluorescence, excellent biocompatibility, and strong polarization-dependent effects, thus emerging as one of the most popular platforms for optical sensors. Graphene and its derivatives-based optical sensors have numerous advantages, such as high sensitivity, low-cost, fast response time, and small dimensions. In this review, recent developments in graphene and its derivatives-based optical sensors are summarized, covering aspects related to fluorescence, graphene-based substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), optical fiber biological sensors, and other kinds of graphene-based optical sensors. Various sensing applications, such as single-cell detection, cancer diagnosis, protein, and DNA sensing, are introduced and discussed systematically. Finally, a summary and roadmap of current and future trends are presented in order to provide a prospect for the development of graphene and its derivatives-based optical sensors.

scholarly journals High Sensitivity of Ammonia Sensor through 2D Black Phosphorus/Polyaniline Nanocomposite

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3026
Author(s):  
Zuquan Wu ◽  
Lei Liang ◽  
Shibu Zhu ◽  
Yifan Guo ◽  
Yao Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Oxidative Polymerization ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Conjugation System ◽  
Detection Range ◽  
Sensing Material ◽  
Response And Recovery

Recently, as a two-dimensional (2D) material, black phosphorous (BP) has attracted more and more attention. However, few efforts have been made to investigate the BP/polyaniline (PANI) nanocomposite for ammonia (NH3) gas sensors. In this work, the BP/PANI nanocomposite as a novel sensing material for NH3 detection, has been synthesized via in situ chemical oxidative polymerization, which is then fabricated onto the interdigitated transducer (IDTs). The electrical properties of the BP/PANI thin film are studied in a large detection range from 1 to 4000 ppm, such as conduction mechanism, response, reproducibility, and selectivity. The experimental result indicates that the BP/PANI sensor shows higher sensitivity and larger detection range than that of PANI. The BP added into PANI, that may enlarge the specific surface area, obtain the special trough structure for gas channels, and form the p–π conjugation system and p–p isotype heterojunctions, which are beneficial to increase the response of BP/PANI to NH3 sensing. Meanwhile, in order to support the discussion result, the structure and morphology of the BP/PANI are respectively measured by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV−vis), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and field emissions scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Moreover, the sensor shows good reproducibility, and fast response and recovery behavior, on NH3 sensing. In addition, this route may offer the advantages of an NH3 sensor, which are of simple structure, low cost, easy to assemble, and operate at room temperature.

Ti3C2Tx MXene/polyvinyl alcohol decorated polyester warp knitting fabric for flexible wearable strain sensors

2021 ◽  
pp. 004051752110441
Author(s):  
Qinghua Yu ◽  
Jinhua Jiang ◽  
Chuanli Su ◽  
Yaoli Huang ◽  
Nanliang Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polyvinyl Alcohol ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Strain Sensor ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Disease Diagnosis ◽  
Strain Sensors ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Sensing Range

Flexible wearable strain sensors with excellent sensing performance have received widespread interest due to their superior application capability in the field of human-computer interaction, sports rehabilitation, and disease diagnosis. But at present, it is still a considerable challenge to exploit a flexible strain sensor with high sensitivity and wide sensing range that is easily manufactured, low-cost, and easily integrable into clothing. MXene is a promising material sensitive enough for flexible sensors due to its superior conductivity and hydrophilicity. The warp knitting weft insertion textile structure gives the fabric excellent elasticity, making it suitable as a flexible, stretchable substrate. Therefore, utilizing a polyester elastic fabric with a warp knitting weft insertion structure, a fabric strain sensor with high sensitivity and wide sensing range prepared by layer-by-layer self-assembly of polyvinyl alcohol layers and MXene layers is reported in this study. The strain sensor exhibits high sensitivity (up to 288.43), a wide sensing range (up to 50%), fast response time (50 ms), ultra-low detection limit (a strain of 0.067%), excellent cycle stability (1000 cycles), and good washability. Besides, affixing the MXene/polyvinyl alcohol/polyester elastic fabric strain sensor on the joints can detect the movement of limbs. Therefore, the MXene/polyvinyl alcohol/polyester elastic fabric strain sensor demonstrates potential application opportunities in smart wearable electronic devices, and the researcher can also apply this method in the production of other flexible, intelligent wearable devices.

scholarly journals Direct Growth of Copper Oxide Films on Ti Substrate for Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensors

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxu Ji ◽  
Aihua Wang ◽  
Qinghuai Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Copper Oxide ◽  
Glucose Sensor ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Glucose Sensors ◽  
Electrochemical Performances ◽  
Nonenzymatic Glucose Sensor ◽  
Long Term Stability ◽  
Direct Growth

Copper oxide (CuO) films directly grown on Ti substrate have been successfully prepared via a hydrothermal method and used to construct an amperometric nonenzymatic glucose sensor. XRD and SEM were used to characterize the samples. The electrochemical performances of the electrode for detection of glucose were investigated by cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. The CuO films based glucose sensors exhibit enhanced electrocatalytic properties which show very high sensitivity (726.9 μA mM−1 cm−2), low detection limit (2 μM), and fast response (2 s). In addition, reproducibility and long-term stability have been observed. Low cost, convenience, and biocompatibility make the CuO films directly grown on Ti substrate electrodes a promising platform for amperometric nonenzymatic glucose sensor.

scholarly journals Heavy Metal/Toxins Detection Using Electronic Tongues

Chemosensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio Shimizu ◽  
Maria Braunger ◽  
Antonio Riul
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Electronic Tongue ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Multivariate Statistical ◽  
Environmental Preservation ◽  
Easy Integration ◽  
Complex Liquid ◽  
Interesting Alternative

The growing concern for sustainability and environmental preservation has increased the demand for reliable, fast response, and low-cost devices to monitor the existence of heavy metals and toxins in water resources. An electronic tongue (e-tongue) is a multisensory array mostly based on electroanalytical methods and multivariate statistical techniques to facilitate information visualization in a qualitative and/or quantitative way. E-tongues are promising analytical devices having simple operation, fast response, low cost, easy integration with other systems (microfluidic, optical, etc) to enable miniaturization and provide a high sensitivity for measurements in complex liquid media, providing an interesting alternative to address many of the existing environmental monitoring challenges, specifically relevant emerging pollutants such as heavy metals and toxins.

scholarly journals Ethanol Vapor Sensor Based on a Microfiber with Quantum- Dots Gel Coating

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siqi Hu ◽  
Guofeng Yan ◽  
Chunzhou Wu ◽  
Sailing He
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Temperature Response ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Ethanol Vapor ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Coating Process ◽  
Vapor Sensor ◽  
Sensing Application ◽  
Ethanol Sensing

An ethanol vapor sensor based on a microfiber with quantum-dots (QDs) gel coating is proposed and demonstrated. The QDs gel was made from UV glue as the gel matrix and the CdSe/ZnS QDs with a concentration of 1mg/mL. The drawing and coating process were conducted by using a simple and low-cost home-made system. The bending, ethanol sensing, temperature response and time response tests were carried out, alternatively. The experimental results show that the fabricated sensor has a high sensitivity of -3.3%/ppm, a really low temperature cross-sensitivity of 0.17 ppm/℃ and a fast response time of 1.1s. The robust structure with ease of fabrication and excellent sensing performance render it a promising platform for real ethanol sensing application.

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