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Development and Application of Resistance Strain Force Sensors
Yinming Zhao1,2, Yang Liu3, Yongqian Li3
1School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 20, 2020
Summary
This review covers resistance strain force sensors, detailing their principles, fabrication, and advancements. It analyzes error compensation methods and explores new materials like carbon nanotubes for improved strain sensing applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Sensor Technology
Background:
- Resistance strain force sensors are crucial for industrial monitoring of strains in various components.
- Understanding their working principles, structural forms, and fabrication is essential for accurate measurements.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the fundamentals of resistance strain gauges.
- To highlight recent developments in stress transfer and address the creep effect in force sensors.
- To explore advanced materials and future sensor requirements.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature review of resistance strain gauge technology.
- Analysis of error compensation techniques for creep effect reduction.
- Review of emerging materials like CNTs, SiC, and GaN for strain sensing.
Main Results:
- Detailed insights into resistance stress transfer and creep effect in strain force sensors.
- Evaluation of various compensation methods for improved accuracy.
- Overview of wide band gap semiconductors for advanced strain sensing.
Conclusions:
- Accurate strain sensing requires addressing creep effects and implementing effective compensation strategies.
- Emerging materials offer potential for next-generation resistance strain force sensors.
- Future research should focus on technical requirements for advanced applications.
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