3D printed flexible capacitive force sensor with a simple micro-controller based readout

Martijn G. Schouten; Remco Sanders; Gijs Krijnen

doi:10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8233949

3D printed flexible capacitive force sensor with a simple micro-controller based readout

Martijn G. Schouten
, Remco Sanders
, Gijs Krijnen

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Abstract

This paper describes the development of a proof of principle of a flexible force sensor and the corresponding readout circuit. The flexible force sensor consists of a parallel plate capacitor that is 3D printed using regular and conductive thermoplastic poly-urethane (TPU). The capacitance change due to an applied sinusoidal force is measured using an LCR meter. A proof of principle, using an oscillatory readout circuit consisting of only an operational amplifier and a frequency-counter based on an Arduino Nano, is provided. This indicates the possibility to implement low-cost capactive sensors into 3D printed objects, which is especially interesting for customised robotic and prosthetic applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE SENSORS 2017
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509010127
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSENS.2017.8233949
Publication status	Published - 21 Dec 2017
Event	16th IEEE Sensors 2017 - Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 29 Oct 2017 → 1 Nov 2017 Conference number: 16 http://ieee-sensors2017.org/

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Conference	16th IEEE Sensors 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	29/10/17 → 1/11/17
Internet address	http://ieee-sensors2017.org/

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

3D printing
Capacitive Sensors
Elastomer
Force sensor
Fused Deposition Modeling
TPU

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