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IC-integrated flexible shear-stress sensor skin

Xu, Yong and Tai, Yu-Chong and Huang, Adam and Ho, Chih-Ming (2003) IC-integrated flexible shear-stress sensor skin. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 12 (5). pp. 740-747. ISSN 1057-7157. doi:10.1109/JMEMS.2003.815831. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:XUYjms03

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Abstract

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 /spl mu/m thick. It contains 16 shear-stress sensors, which are arranged in a 1-D array, with on-skin sensor bias, signal-conditioning, and multiplexing circuitry. We further demonstrated the application of the sensor skin by packaging it on a semicylindrical aluminum block and testing it in a subsonic wind tunnel. In our experiment, the sensor skin has successfully identified both the leading-edge flow separation and stagnation points with the on-skin circuitry. The integration of IC with MEMS sensor skin has significantly simplified implementation procedures and improved system reliability.


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Tai, Yu-Chong0000-0001-8529-106X
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Office of Naval Research (ONR)N66001-97-C-8610
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Subject Keywords:Flexible skin, MEMS-IC integration, shear-stress sensors
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DOI:10.1109/JMEMS.2003.815831
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