Sensitivity Improvement of Piezoelectric Mass Sensing Cantilevers Through Profile Optimization

Shivanku Chauhan, Mohd Zahid Ansari*, Sonika Sahu, Afzal Husain

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Abstract

This work aims to design a piezoelectric cantilever mass sensor in which the cantilever profile was changed to achieve high resonant frequency, so that small mass changes can be measured precisely. A rectangular profile of cantilevers was designed and fabricated using stainless steel with a piezoelectric patch mounted on its top surface. The experimental analysis was executed using an impedance analyzer. To improve the sensitivity, the rectangular profile of the cantilever is made stepped. The first mode of resonant frequencies of the rectangular and stepped-rectangular cantilever profiles was acquired from the experimental analysis and compared with theoretical results. Results showed good consistency between the two results and that stepped-rectangular profile cantilever has shown higher sensitivity than rectangular.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering - Select Proceedings of ICAPIE 2019
EditorsRanganath M. Singari, Kaliyan Mathiyazhagan, Harish Kumar
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages1007-1014
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9789811585418
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventInternational Conference on Advanced Production and Industrial Engineering, ICAPIE 2019 - Delhi, India
Duration: Dec 20 2019Dec 21 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
ISSN (Print)2195-4356
ISSN (Electronic)2195-4364

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference on Advanced Production and Industrial Engineering, ICAPIE 2019
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityDelhi
Period12/20/1912/21/19

Keywords

  • Cantilever mass sensor
  • Impedance analyzer
  • Piezoelectricity
  • Resonant frequency
  • Sensitivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Automotive Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

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