Abstract
This paper describes the fully integration of an innovative and low-cost pressure sensor sheet based on a bendable and printed electronics technology. All integration stages are covered, from most low-level functional system, like physical analog sensor data acquisition, followed by embedded data processing, to end user interactive visual application. Data acquisition embedded software and hardware was developed using a Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP). Finally, after first electronic prototype successful testing, a Taylor-made electronics was developed, reducing electronics volume to 3.5 cm × 6 cm × 2 cm with a maximum power consumption of 765 mW for both electronics and pressure sensor sheet.
Highlights
Actual sensor system manufacturing and research are focused on producing lower-cost, simplified sensors and easier electronics integration, providing the same or enhanced features compared to earlierSensors 2014, 14 produced sensors
5 Volts or 3 Volts are clearly preferred. To these desired features that have been explained, an entire pressure sensor system is presented in this article; using an innovative design process that allows the production of bendable sensors in an easier and cheaper way than before and using a fast-to-use, fast-to-integrate electronics system that minimizes the typical huge amount of time required for system integration to only a couple of days
An economically affordable pressure sensor system can be capable of working in dusty environments, requiring a single power source from a typical universal serial bus (USB)
Summary
Actual sensor system manufacturing and research are focused on producing lower-cost, simplified sensors and easier electronics integration, providing the same or enhanced features compared to earlier. An important feature that is gaining more relevance is providing sensors that could be used in extremely harsh environments and requiring less quality power sources, non-laboratory-ready or professional ones In this respect, easy-to-power systems using only a single. To these desired features that have been explained, an entire pressure sensor system is presented in this article; using an innovative design process that allows the production of bendable sensors in an easier and cheaper way than before and using a fast-to-use, fast-to-integrate electronics system that minimizes the typical huge amount of time required for system integration to only a couple of days. It starts with intensive explanations about the involved technologies, from the sensors to the electronics integration It continues with comparisons and research aspects about similar available sensor and control electronics devices. It presents a discussion about the results and the entire system reliability
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