Gullapalli, A., Beedasy, V. orcid.org/0000-0003-2033-8167, Vincent, J.D.S. et al. (3 more authors) (2021) Flat inkjet-printed copper induction coils for magnetostrictive structural health monitoring: A comparison with bulk air coils and an anisotropic magnetoresistive sensor (AMR) sensor. Advanced Engineering Materials, 23 (9). 2100313. ISSN 1438-1656
Abstract
Structural health monitoring (SHM) represents the next generation of carbon fiber-reinforced composite nondestructive testing. One challenge facing the application of magnetostrictive SHM is the lightweighting and ease of installation of actuators and sensors. Inkjet printing (IJP) technology is well suited to produce miniaturized electronic induction sensors that can be paired with magnetostrictive actuators to detect strain. These sensors have several advantages: their thicknesses can be minimized, the surface area can be maximized to increase sensitivity, and complex multifilar coil configurations can be fabricated. A parametric study of the efficacy of IJP induction coils with different parameters (number of coils, monofilar/bifilar, size) tested on a number of actuator-functionalized composite coupons (FeSiB ribbon and impregnated epoxy sensors) is conducted. The samples are characterized by measuring their inductance response through induced strains. Increased sensitivity and accuracy of the 10-turn monofilar IJP sensor are shown with respect to 1) 70-turn hand-wound coils, 2) a three-axis AMR sensor, and 3) other IJP actuators with <10 turns. This is attributed to increased contact area to the composite surface and the requirement of minimum sensitivity (i.e., the number of turns and surface area) for strain detection.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 The Authors. Advanced Engineering Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
Keywords: | inkjet printing; magnetostrictive sensors; printed electronics; strain sensors; structural health monitoring |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2021 15:59 |
Last Modified: | 08 Mar 2022 15:07 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/adem.202100313 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:176200 |