A novel strain sensor based on 3D printing technology and 3D antenna design

Author

Taoran Le ; Bo Song ; Qi Liu ; Bahr, Ryan A. ; Moscato, Stefano ; Ching-Ping Wong ; Tentzeris, Manos M.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

26-29 May 2015

Firstpage

981

Lastpage

986

Abstract

The additive manufacturing technique of 3D printing has become increasingly popular for time-consuming and complex designs. Due to the special mechanical properties of commercial NinjaFlex filament [1] and in-house-made electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) [2], there is great potential for the 3D printed RF applications, such as strain sensors and flexible, wearable RF devices. This paper presents the flexible 3D printed strain sensor, as a 3D dipole antenna of ECA stretchable conductor on 3D printed Ninjaflex filament.

Keywords

conductive adhesives; conductors (electric); dipole antennas; microstrip antennas; rapid prototyping (industrial); strain sensors; three-dimensional printing; 3D dipole antenna design; 3D printed Ninjaflex filament; 3D printed RF application; ECA stretchable conductor; additive manufacturing technique; flexible 3D printed strain sensor; flexible wearable RF device; in-house-made electrically conductive adhesive; Antennas; Conductivity; Printing; Radio frequency; Silver; Strain; Three-dimensional displays; 3D antenna; 3D printing; NinjaFlex; RF; flexible electronics; materiel characterization; stretchable;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) , 2015 IEEE 65th

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECTC.2015.7159714

Filename

7159714