Simulation and Experimental Characterisation of a 3D-Printed Electromagnetic Vibration Sensor

Masangkay, J; Munasinghe, N; Watterson, P; Paul, G

Simulation and Experimental Characterisation of a 3D-Printed Electromagnetic Vibration Sensor

Masangkay, J Munasinghe, N

Watterson, P Paul, G

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022
Issue Date:: 2022-02-24

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dc.contributor.author	Masangkay, J
dc.contributor.author	Munasinghe, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2209-7371
dc.contributor.author	Watterson, P
dc.contributor.author	Paul, G
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-24T11:57:18Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-24
dc.date.available	2022-02-24T11:57:18Z
dc.date.issued	2022-02-24
dc.identifier.citation	Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2022
dc.identifier.issn	0924-4247
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/154838
dc.description.abstract	Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing has already transformed from a rapid prototyping tool to a final end-product manufacturing technique. 3D printing can be used to develop various types of sensors. This paper investigates the ability to use the electromagnetic induction properties of 3D printed carbon-based filament for developing sensors. The paper presents a novel prototype vibration sensor which is 3D-printable, except for an included NdFeB magnet. Motion is detected from the voltage induced by the relative motion of the magnet. The devised vibration sensor is simulated using ANSYS, and a novel prototype is 3D-printed for physical testing to characterise and understand its electromagnetic properties. Simulation helped establish constraints for the design. Two types of experimental setups were physically tested, one setup with a magnet freely sliding inside a cylindrical cavity within an oscillating coil, and the other setup with a stationary coil and oscillating magnet. At a frequency of 10 Hz and a motion travel of about 12 mm, the induced voltage for the moving coil case varied from 5.4 mV RMS for pure sliding motion of the internal magnet to 22.1 mV RMS. The findings of this paper suggest that future sensors can be developed using the electromagnetic induction properties of the carbon-based filament.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
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dc.subject	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 0912 Materials Engineering, 0913 Mechanical Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
dc.title	Simulation and Experimental Characterisation of a 3D-Printed Electromagnetic Vibration Sensor
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	0912 Materials Engineering
utslib.for	0913 Mechanical Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
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dc.date.updated	2022-02-24T11:57:14Z
pubs.publication-status	Accepted

Abstract:

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing has already transformed from a rapid prototyping tool to a final end-product manufacturing technique. 3D printing can be used to develop various types of sensors. This paper investigates the ability to use the electromagnetic induction properties of 3D printed carbon-based filament for developing sensors. The paper presents a novel prototype vibration sensor which is 3D-printable, except for an included NdFeB magnet. Motion is detected from the voltage induced by the relative motion of the magnet. The devised vibration sensor is simulated using ANSYS, and a novel prototype is 3D-printed for physical testing to characterise and understand its electromagnetic properties. Simulation helped establish constraints for the design. Two types of experimental setups were physically tested, one setup with a magnet freely sliding inside a cylindrical cavity within an oscillating coil, and the other setup with a stationary coil and oscillating magnet. At a frequency of 10 Hz and a motion travel of about 12 mm, the induced voltage for the moving coil case varied from 5.4 mV RMS for pure sliding motion of the internal magnet to 22.1 mV RMS. The findings of this paper suggest that future sensors can be developed using the electromagnetic induction properties of the carbon-based filament.

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