Modern developments in shear-stress measurement

JW Naughton, M Sheplak - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2002 - Elsevier
This paper reviews three relatively modern categories of skin-friction measurement
techniques that are broadly classified as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based …

Two-dimensional micromachined flow sensor array for fluid mechanics studies

J Chen, Z Fan, J Zou, J Engel, C Liu - Journal of Aerospace …, 2003 - ascelibrary.org
We discuss two types of micromachined flow sensors realized by using novel
microfabrication processes—a hot-wire anemometer (based on thermal transfer) and a …

IC-integrated flexible shear-stress sensor skin

Y Xu, YC Tai, A Huang, CM Ho - Journal of …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports the successful development of the first IC-integrated flexible MEMS shear-
stress sensor skin. The sensor skin is 1 cm wide, 2 cm long, and 70 μm thick. It contains 16 …

Design and characterization of microfabricated piezoresistive floating element-based shear stress sensors

AA Barlian, SJ Park, V Mukundan, BL Pruitt - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of unique piezoresistive
microfabricated shear stress sensors for direct measurements of shear stress underwater …

A flexible flow sensor system and its characteristics for fluid mechanics measurements

P Liu, R Zhu, R Que - Sensors, 2009 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present a novel micromachined hot-film flow sensor system realized by a
technique using a film depositing processes and incorporating a standard printed circuit …

Sensitivity enhancement of silicon-on-insulator CMOS MEMS thermal hot-film flow sensors by minimizing membrane conductive heat losses

Z Mehmood, I Haneef, SZ Ali, F Udrea - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Minimizing conductive heat losses in Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) thermal
(hot-film) flow sensors is the key to minimize the sensors' power consumption and maximize …

Apparatus for detecting environmental conditions for a structure or article

C Liu, J Engel - US Patent 7,343,136, 2008 - Google Patents
US7343136B2 - Apparatus for detecting environmental conditions for a structure or article -
Google Patents US7343136B2 - Apparatus for detecting environmental conditions for a …

Polymer MEMS-based Fabry-Perot shear stress sensor

FG Tseng, CJ Lin - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reports a novel optical fiber-based micro-shear stress sensor utilizing a flexible
membrane and double SU-8 resist structures as a moving micro-mirror, together with an …

Sensor chip and apparatus for tactile and/or flow sensing

C Liu, J Chen, J Engel - US Patent 7,357,035, 2008 - Google Patents
2004-10-01 Assigned to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, THE
reassignment BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, THE …

A micro shear stress sensor based on laterally aligned carbon nanotubes

S Tung, H Rokadia, WJ Li - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper reports the development of a micro thermal shear stress sensor that utilizes
multiwalled carbon nanotubes as the sensing element. The sensor was fabricated by …