Abstract
Real-time torque sensing in power trains and robotics is still a major challenge for state of the art sensor technology. We present a new torque sensor concept based on tunable millimeter wave metamaterials. The concept is to mechanically translate torque signals into a shift of the metamaterial resonance frequency which in turn leads to a tuning of its reflection spectra. This tuning is detected using a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) chip. We show the feasibility of the sensor concept by means of numerical simulations and provide the proof of concept by means of a demonstrator. It gives a measurement range from 0 N m to 7.58 N m with an accuracy ≤ 2.37 % full scale. We believe that our concept is potentially the basis for a new torque sensor technology.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2022 16th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena, Metamaterials 2022 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Pages | X397-X399 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781665465847 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Event | 16th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena: Metamaterials 2022 - Siena, Italy Duration: 12 Sep 2022 → 17 Sep 2022 |
Conference
Conference | 16th International Congress on Artificial Materials for Novel Wave Phenomena |
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Abbreviated title | Metamaterials 2022 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Siena |
Period | 12/09/22 → 17/09/22 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Signal Processing
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Instrumentation
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Surfaces and Interfaces