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Title: Integration of capillaric strain sensors toward recognition of human movements
Capillaric strain sensors (CSSs) operate based on the volume expansion of closed microfluidic networks in response to linear strain and have tunable directionality and sensitivity in a large range. The unique advantages of CSSs for integrated sensor development can simplify the human movement recognition by eliminating the need for intensive computational power and reliance on machine learning algorithms. We borrowed strategies from electrical digital circuits for the integration of CSSs in OR and AND configurations. We have fabricated devices according to these strategies. To validate their functionality, we first performed tests on a benchtop model. We have mapped the strain field on the sensors using digital image correlation and used it in combination with a mathematical procedure that we have developed to accurately predict the response of the integrated CSSs (iCSSs). Finally, we have skin mounted the iCSS patches (2 × 2 cm 2 ) and conducted tests on a human subject. The results demonstrate that skin-strain-field mapping will be an enabling tool for iCSS design toward the recognition of human movements.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2045087
PAR ID:
10442727
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Sensors & Diagnostics
Volume:
2
Issue:
1
ISSN:
2635-0998
Page Range / eLocation ID:
212 to 224
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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