<p>Soft mechanical sensors with high performance, mechanical robustness, and manufacturing reproducibility are crucial for robotics perception, but simultaneously satisfying these criteria is rarely achieved. Here, we suggest a magnetic crack-based piezoinductive sensor (MC-PIS) which exploits the strain modulation of magnetic flux in cracked ferrite films. The MC-PIS is insensitive to fatigue-induced crack propagation and environmental changes, showing same performance even when scratched in half or run over by a car. It can detect bidirectional bending with a precision of 0.01° from −200° to 327°, allowing for real-time reconstruction of dynamic shape changes of a flexible ribbon. We demonstrate an artificial finger recognizing surface topology and musical notes via vibrations, a crawling robot responding appropriately to external stimuli, a tree-planting gripper performing consecutive tasks from digging soil, removing stones, to placing trees. The MC-PIS opens a new paradigm to develop ultrasensitive yet highly robust sensors in real-world robotics applications.</p>

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Magnetic crack-based piezoinductive mechanical sensors: way to extreme robustness and ultra-sensitivity

  • Yulian Peng,
  • Zhengyan Wang,
  • Houping Wu,
  • Junchen Luo,
  • Xinxin Chang,
  • Yufeng Wang,
  • Shiwu Zhang,
  • Zhihua Feng,
  • Unyong Jeong,
  • Hongbo Wang

摘要

Soft mechanical sensors with high performance, mechanical robustness, and manufacturing reproducibility are crucial for robotics perception, but simultaneously satisfying these criteria is rarely achieved. Here, we suggest a magnetic crack-based piezoinductive sensor (MC-PIS) which exploits the strain modulation of magnetic flux in cracked ferrite films. The MC-PIS is insensitive to fatigue-induced crack propagation and environmental changes, showing same performance even when scratched in half or run over by a car. It can detect bidirectional bending with a precision of 0.01° from −200° to 327°, allowing for real-time reconstruction of dynamic shape changes of a flexible ribbon. We demonstrate an artificial finger recognizing surface topology and musical notes via vibrations, a crawling robot responding appropriately to external stimuli, a tree-planting gripper performing consecutive tasks from digging soil, removing stones, to placing trees. The MC-PIS opens a new paradigm to develop ultrasensitive yet highly robust sensors in real-world robotics applications.