TY - JOUR
AU1 - Minguella-Canela, Joaquim
AU2 - Frigola, Manel
AU3 - Casals, Alicia
AB - A joystick set for controlling different degrees of freedom was designed, materialized and characterized. The joystick was designed for 3D printing, improved through several iterations, producing multiple samples using multi-material additive manufacturing. Two different materials (one structural and another conductive) were used in the filament material extrusion process to obtain resistive-based sensing unit elements. The sensor was put into operation via a voltage divider circuit. Experimentation was implemented in a testing bed (analogic sensor), in a real context (binary mode) and in a simulation environment (multiple-state signal) for the command of a robotized wheelchair. The final design is capable to meet the requirements of reducing the material used and the printing times. The results reveal the possibility of using 3D printed resistive-based sensing units to implement binary signals as well as multiple state signals and the sensor set has been evaluated by controlling a robotized wheelchair.
TI - Multi-material 3D printed multiple state sensor units: design and materialization of a command joystick set
JF - Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
DO - 10.1007/s12206-024-2405-x
DA - 2024-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/multi-material-3d-printed-multiple-state-sensor-units-design-and-fStqpe4DM4
SP - 4515
EP - 4527
VL - 38
IS - 9
DP - DeepDyve
ER -