Smart skin of self-powered hair cell flow sensors for sensing hydrodynamic flow phenomena

A.G.P. Kottapalli, Mohsen Asadnia, E. Kanhere, M.S. Triantafyllou, J.M. Miao

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Abstract

In nature, there exist numerous and diverse, highly sensitive and well-evolved biological hair cell sensors which work on the principles of mechanotransduction, serving various sensing needs. This work presents a flexible biomimetic smart skin of self-powered piezoelectric hair cell flow sensors capable of sensing underwater flow phenomena. We developed a 2D array of 20 MEMS flow sensors arranged in a 4×5 pattern spanning a foot-print of 30mm×40mm. Experimental results demonstrate the ability of individual sensors to detect flow velocities as low as 8.24μm/s. The array is capable of determining the location, and distance of an underwater stimulus with an error below 1%. © 2015 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 Transducers - 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
EditorsThomas Kenny, Victor Bright
Place of PublicationAlaska
PublisherIEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages387-390
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems: TRANSDUCERS 2015 - Anchorage, United States
Duration: 21 Jun 201625 Jun 2016

Conference

Conference18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnchorage
Period21/06/1625/06/16

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