Harbor seal inspired MEMS artificial micro-whisker sensor

A. G P Kottapalli; M. Asadnia; H. Hans; J. M. Miao; M. S. Triantafyllou

doi:10.1109/MEMSYS.2014.6765747

Harbor seal inspired MEMS artificial micro-whisker sensor

A. G P Kottapalli, M. Asadnia, H. Hans, J. M. Miao, M. S. Triantafyllou

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

Harbor seal whiskers possess a unique geometry along the length of the whisker which is believed to suppress vortex induced vibrations (VIV) in frontal flows. This paper presents the design, fabrication and experimental underwater characterization of a MEMS artificial whisker sensor. A bio-inspired artificial whisker fabricated by stereolithography is installed on a piezoelectric MEMS sensing membrane. Experimental results demonstrate that the whisker sensor is able to detect minute disturbances underwater with a velocity detection limit as low as 193μm/s.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MEMS 2014 - 27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	741-744
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	9781479935086
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2014.6765747
Publication status	Published - 1-Jan-2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2014 - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: 26-Jan-2014 → 30-Jan-2014

Conference

Conference	27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2014
Country	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	26/01/2014 → 30/01/2014

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Kottapalli, AGP, Asadnia, M, Hans, H, Miao, JM & Triantafyllou, MS 2014, Harbor seal inspired MEMS artificial micro-whisker sensor. in MEMS 2014 - 27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems., 06765747, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 741-744, 27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2014, San Francisco, CA, United States, 26/01/2014. https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2014.6765747

Harbor seal inspired MEMS artificial micro-whisker sensor. / Kottapalli, A. G P; Asadnia, M.; Hans, H.; Miao, J. M.; Triantafyllou, M. S.

MEMS 2014 - 27th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 741-744 06765747.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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