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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2017

A Portable Stiffness Measurement System.

Onejae Sul, Eunsuk Choi, Seung-Beck Lee

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Onejae SulInstitute of Nano Science and Technology, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea. ojsul@hanyang.ac.kr.
Eunsuk ChoiDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea. silver77@hanyang.ac.kr.ORCID 0000-0003-2864-4329
Seung-Beck LeeInstitute of Nano Science and Technology, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Korea. sbl22@hanyang.ac.kr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A new stiffness measurement method is proposed that utilizes the lateral deformation profile of an object under indentation. The system consists of a force measurement module between a pair of equidistant touch sensing modules. Unique feature of the method is that by adjusting the touch module separation, indenter protrusion, and spring constant of the force sensing module, one can choose a desired sensing range for the force module. This feature helps to enhance the stiffness differentiation between objects of similar hardness and avoids measurement saturation. We devised a portable measurement system based on the method, and tested its performance with several materials including polymer foams and human skin.

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HardnessHumansTouchportable systemSneddon’s solutionstiffness measurement

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PMID29160821
PMCPMC5712800

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