Abstract
We employ a piezoelectric transducer polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) for a new application: tracking the shape of a highly flexible cantilever. The sensor was attached to the bi-bellows, a pneumatic actuator developed by the authors. We demonstrate how the sensor responds to changes of the actuator's shape and discuss its limitations. The combination of an internal pressure sensor and a PVDF sensor enables measurements of external forces applied on the actuator, in addition to its self position.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 6316194 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1226-1230 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Cantilever shape measurement
- data fusion
- piezoelectric transducer
- pneumatic actuators
- sensor integration
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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