Title :
Micro force plate array for measurement of ground reaction force of insect running
Author :
Takahashi, Hiroki ; Matsumoto, Kaname ; Shimoyama, Isao
Author_Institution :
Inf. & Robot Technol. Res. Initiative, Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper reports on a micro force plate array for measurement of ground reaction forces of insect legs during running. The micro force plate is composed of a plate base and three beams whose surface and sidewall area are doped, which enable to detect both pressure and shear force. The device size and force resolution are 2000 μm × 500 μm × 20 μm (length × width × height) and 1 μN, respectively. Using this force plate array, the ground reaction forces of an ant was able to be measured.
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical equipment; biomimetics; force measurement; force sensors; microfabrication; device size; force resolution; ground reaction force measurement; insect legs; insect running; microforce plate array; pressure force; shear force; sidewall area; surface area; Arrays; Force; Force measurement; Insects; Legged locomotion; Robot sensing systems; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), 2013 IEEE 26th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5654-1
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2013.6474176
