Journal
SENSORS
Volume 10, Issue 4, Pages 3597-3610Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s100403597
Keywords
composite; temperature sensor array; flexible substrate
Funding
- National Science Council, Taiwan [NSC 97-2221-E-002-162-MY3]
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This paper presents a novel method to fabricate temperature sensor arrays by dispensing a graphite-polydimethylsiloxane composite on flexible polyimide films. The fabricated temperature sensor array has 64 sensing cells in a 4 x 4 cm(2) area. The sensor array can be used as humanoid artificial skin for sensation system of robots. Interdigitated copper electrodes were patterned on the flexible polyimide substrate for determining the resistivity change of the composites subjected to ambient temperature variations. Polydimethylsiloxane was used as the matrix. Composites of different graphite volume fractions for large dynamic range from 30 degrees C to 110 degrees C have been investigated. Our experiments showed that graphite powder provided the composite high temperature sensitivity. The fabricated temperature sensor array has been tested. The detected temperature contours are in good agreement with the shapes and magnitudes of different heat sources.
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