A seismic sensor based on IPMC combined with ferrofluids

Author

Andò, Bruno ; Baglio, Salvatore ; Beninato, Angela ; Graziani, Salvatore ; Pagano, Francesco ; Umana, Elena

Author_Institution

D.I.E.E.I, Univ. of Catania, Catania, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

13-16 May 2012

Firstpage

1829

Lastpage

1832

Abstract

In this paper preliminary results regarding a seismic sensor based on Ionic Polymer Metal Composite is presented. The device consists of a vial, filled with ferrofluid, in which an IPMC cantilever beam, used as a sensor, is encapsulated. External magnetic fields are imposed in order to modify the density of the ferrofluid in which the IPMC sensor is immersed. Considering that a beam immersed in a fluid changes both its resonant frequency and amplitude of oscillation, on the basis of the fluid properties in which it is immersed, the methodology proposed allows for the implementation of a sensor with tunable characteristics.

Keywords

beams (structures); cantilevers; composite materials; fluid oscillations; geophysical equipment; geophysical fluid dynamics; magnetic field effects; magnetic fluids; polymers; seismology; sensors; IPMC cantilever beam; external magnetic fields; ferrofluids; ionic polymer metal composite; oscillation amplitude; resonant frequency; seismic sensor; Biomembranes; Fluids; Magnetic fields; Magnetic liquids; Polymers; Resonant frequency; Robot sensing systems; IPMC; ferrofluid; seismic sensor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2012 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Graz

ISSN

1091-5281

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1773-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229171

Filename

6229171