Extrusion-Based 3D Printing of Stretchable Electronic Coating for Condition Monitoring of Suction Cups.

ABSTRACT: Suction cups (SCs) are used extensively by the industrial sector, particularly for a wide variety of automated material-handling applications. To enhance productivity and reduce maintenance costs, an online supervision system is essential to check the status of SCs. This paper thus proposes an innovative method for condition monitoring of SCs coated with printed electronics whose electrical resistance is supposed to be correlated with the mechanical strain. A simulation model is first examined to observe the deformation of SCs under vacuum compression, which is needed for the development of sensor coating thanks to the 3D printing process. The proposed design involves three circle-shaped sensors, two for the top and bottom bellows (whose mechanical strains are revealed to be the most signi

SUBMITTER: Nguyen VC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9610803 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature