Temperature compensation in CNT-composite distributed strain sensors

V. Sundararaman; V. T. Rathod; D. Roy Mahapatra

doi:10.1117/12.2175489

27 March 2015 Temperature compensation in CNT-composite distributed strain sensors

V. Sundararaman, V. T. Rathod, D. Roy Mahapatra

Proceedings Volume 9436, Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems Integration 2015; 94360M (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2175489
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2015, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A temperature compensation method is proposed for CNT-composite strain sensors. CNT-composite sensors are fabricated on an elastic polymer substrate having known thermo-mechanical properties to introduce thermo-mechanical strain and further calibration of the sensor. Strain is induced on the sensor by bending the substrate as a cantilever configuration. Response of the sensor is measured using a bridge circuit method. Induced strain in the beam is determined using beam theory. The sensors are characterized for different CNT concentrations and at various temperatures. A model based temperature compensation scheme is proposed and verified experimentally. The result proves the ability of CNT-nanocomposite strain sensors to be used under varying temperature applications. A method is proposed to determine the strain and temperature simultaneously. The CNT sensors are simple to fabricate in complex patterns with excellent repeatability and do not require bonding layer.

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V. Sundararaman, V. T. Rathod, and D. Roy Mahapatra "Temperature compensation in CNT-composite distributed strain sensors", Proc. SPIE 9436, Smart Sensor Phenomena, Technology, Networks, and Systems Integration 2015, 94360M (27 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2175489

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