Rubber-based strain sensor fabricated using photolithography for intelligent tires
Rubber-based strain sensor fabricated using photolithography for intelligent tires
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DOI:
10.1016/j.sna.2008.08.001
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发表时间:
2008-11-04
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Hiraoka, Naoki
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作者:
Matsuzaki, Ryosuke;Keating, Timothy;Hiraoka, Naoki
From a traffic safety point-of-view, there is an urgent need for intelligent tires equipped with strain sensors as a warning system for road conditions and for optimized braking control on poor road surfaces. However, since a conventional foil strain gage has high stiffness, it causes the analyzed region to behave unnaturally. The present study proposes a novel rubber-based strain sensor fabricated using photolithography. The rubber base has the same mechanical properties as the tire surface: thereby the sensor does not interfere with the tire deformation and can accurately monitor the behavior of the tire. This investigation details the design and manufacture of the rubber-based sensor. For verification, the sensor was attached to a beam specimen and found to have a fatigue life of over 1013 and a measurable strain range up to 14%. The sensor was applied to a commercially available automobile tire and found to successfully measure the strain of the tire. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.