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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2017.41.3.187

A Study on the Development of a Novel Pressure Sensor based on Nano Carbon Piezoresistive Composite by Using 3D Printing  

Kim, Sung Yong (Dept. of Mechanical Design & Engineering, Pukyong Nat'l Univ.)
Kang, Inpil (Dept. of Mechanical Design & Engineering, Pukyong Nat'l Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.41, no.3, 2017 , pp. 187-192 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents an ongoing study to develop a novel pressure sensor by means of a Nano Carbon Piezoresistive Composite (NCPC). The sensor was fabricated using the 3D printing process. We designed a miniaturized cantilever-type sensor electrode to improve the pressure sensing performance and utilized a 3D printer to build a small-sized body. The sensor electrode was made of 2 wt％ MWCNT/epoxy piezoresistive nano-composite, and the sensor body was encapsulated with a pipe plug cap for easy installation to any pressure system. The piezoresistivity responses of the sensor were converted into stable voltage outputs by using a signal processing system, which is similar to a conventional foil strain gauge. We evaluated the pressure-sensing performances using a pressure calibrator in the lab environment. The 3D-printed cantilever electrode pressure sensor showed linear voltage outputs of up to 16,500 KPa, which is a 200％ improvement in the pressure sensing range when compared with the bulk-type electrode used in our previous work.
Keywords
Carbon Nanotube; Pressure Sensor; Smart Nano Composites; 3D Printing; Offshore Plant;
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