Hair flow sensors: from bio-inspiration to bio-mimicking—a review

J Tao, XB Yu - Smart Materials and Structures, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
A great many living beings, such as aquatics and arthropods, are equipped with highly
sensitive flow sensors to help them survive in challenging environments. These sensors are …

[HTML][HTML] Nitride-based materials for flexible MEMS tactile and flow sensors in robotics

C Abels, VM Mastronardi, F Guido, T Dattoma… - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
The response to different force load ranges and actuation at low energies is of considerable
interest for applications of compliant and flexible devices undergoing large deformations …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal-performance instability in piezoresistive sensors: Inducement and improvement

Y Liu, H Wang, W Zhao, H Qin, X Fang - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
The field of piezoresistive sensors has been undergoing a significant revolution in terms of
design methodology, material technology and micromachining process. However, the …

Bio-inspired flexible airflow sensor with self-bended 3D hair-like configurations

D Shen, Y Jiang, Z Ma, P Zhao, Z Gong, Z Dong… - Journal of Bionic …, 2022 - Springer
This paper presents a novel flexible airflow sensor based on four curved microcantilevers
arranged in a cross-form configuration. A self-bending method based on MEMS technology …

Mechanical wind sensor based on additive manufacturing technology

Y Ye, S Wan, S Li, X He - IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a mechanical wind sensor based on additive manufacturing technology is
demonstrated for the first time. The sensor is composed of a cylindrical sensing structure …

A micro flow sensor from a polymer for gases and liquids

R Ahrens, K Schlote-Holubek - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, we present a micro flow sensor from a polymer based on the thermal
anemometric principle. A sensor with outer dimensions of 5.5× 6× 1.2 mm 3 and a small …

Bio-inspired flow sensor from printed PEDOT: PSS micro-hairs

H Devaraj, J Travas-Sejdic, R Sharma… - Bioinspiration & …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reports on the creation of a low-cost, disposable sensor for low flow velocities,
constructed from extruded micro-sized'hair'of conducting polymer PEDOT. These …

Biomimetic flow sensor for detecting flow rate and direction as an application for maneuvering autonomous underwater vehicle

LG Tran, WT Park - International Journal of Precision Engineering and …, 2022 - Springer
Attaining the information of the hydrodynamic flow rate and direction is essential to the
maneuvering of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). This work presents a pillar-based …

Fabrication of a cantilever-based microfluidic flow meter with nL min− 1 resolution

N Noeth, SS Keller, A Boisen - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
A microfluidic flow meter based on cantilever deflection is developed, showing a resolution
down to 3 nL min− 1 for flows in the microliter range. The cantilevers are fabricated in SU-8 …

Out-of-plane MEMS-based mechanical airflow sensor co-integrated in SOI CMOS technology

N André, B Rue, G Scheen, D Flandre… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper demonstrates the monolithic integration of an airflow sensor based on out-of-
plane movable cantilevers with a CMOS integrated circuit providing small footprint and low …