Customized sensor design using 3D printing technologies

• Main Author: Tan, Dominic Yuan Zhi
• Other Authors: Moon Seung Ki
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/75201
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

There has been an advancement in additive manufacturing technology that has allows the possibility of fabrication of complex customized sensors, prototypes, and electronic components and circuitries. There have also been recent research papers that show the possible uses of embedded sensors with the capability to provide a solution for applications. This project aims to provide an overview of the development of ‘fully additive’ manufacturing technologies and design concept of strain gauges. The project will also compare the advantages and disadvantages of each of the ‘fully additive’ manufacturing methods so as to select the best method suited to fabricate the customized sensor that aims to successfully become an embedded sensor. The best additive manufacturing method will then undergo experiment testing to observe the potential process parameters, this is to ensure that the experiment of the design concept of the strain gauges is more stable. This results in a possible application use of a customized embedded strain gauge.