Design and Fabrication of a Novel 3-Dimension Sensor and Its Application for Implant Mechanical Testing

Author

Xue, Ke ; Hua, Zikai ; Zhang, Jianhua

Author_Institution

Key Lab. of Adv. Display & Syst. Applic., Shanghai Univ., Shanghai

fYear

2007

fDate

26-28 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

A new three dimensions force sensor for the multi-function artificial joints simulator is proposed and developed. In this study, the main design and fabrication process is introduced. The different design factors are compared and their influence is also discussed. Furthermore, the relative solutions to the problem are analyzed. By FEA analysis, the sensor is optimized, and the results show that the three dimensions force sensor performance is accurate and reliable. The 3-D sensor can meet the requirements of the friction measurement in the multi-function tribological simulator.

Keywords

biomedical materials; finite element analysis; force sensors; friction; mechanical testing; prosthetics; FEA analysis; bio-materials; force sensor; friction measurement; implant mechanical testing; multifunction artificial joints simulator; three-dimensional sensor; Capacitive sensors; Fabrication; Force sensors; Friction; Hip; Implants; Mechanical sensors; Strain measurement; Stress; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High Density packaging and Microsystem Integration, 2007. HDP '07. International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1252-8

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1253-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HDP.2007.4283621

Filename

4283621