Design and Experimental Evaluation of an Electrorheological Haptic Module with Embedded Sensing
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Design and Characterization of the Haptic Module
2.1. Design and Working Principle of Miniature ER Actuator
2.2. Working Principle and Implementation of the Bending Sensor
3. Evaluation of the Haptic Module
3.1. Static Testing
3.2. Dynamic Testing: Experimental Setup
3.3. Dynamic Testing: Experimental Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Description | Value | Description | Value |
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Initial spring electrode gap | 1.3 mm | Membrane thickness (PDMS) | 0.43 mm |
Spring electrode radius | 4.7 mm | Membrane thickness (VHB) | 0.08 mm |
Fixed electrode gap | 1.8 mm | Membrane radius | 7.5 mm |
Fixed inner electrode radius | 7.5 mm | Compensation chamber width | 2.34 mm |
Fixed outer electrode radius | 11 mm | Viscosity of GER fluid | 0.060 Pa s |
Maximum indentation depth | 1 mm | GER fluid yield stress at 5 kV/mm | 80 kPa |
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Mazursky, A.; Koo, J.-H.; Mason, T.; Woo, S.-Y.; Yang, T.-H. Design and Experimental Evaluation of an Electrorheological Haptic Module with Embedded Sensing. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 7723. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167723
Mazursky A, Koo J-H, Mason T, Woo S-Y, Yang T-H. Design and Experimental Evaluation of an Electrorheological Haptic Module with Embedded Sensing. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11(16):7723. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167723
Chicago/Turabian StyleMazursky, Alex, Jeong-Hoi Koo, Taylor Mason, Sam-Yong Woo, and Tae-Heon Yang. 2021. "Design and Experimental Evaluation of an Electrorheological Haptic Module with Embedded Sensing" Applied Sciences 11, no. 16: 7723. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167723