A Whisker-inspired Fin Sensor for Multi-directional Airflow Sensing
Suhan Kim,Regan Kubicek,Aleix Paris,Andrea Tagliabue,Jonathan P. How,Sarah Bergbreiter,Suhan Kim,Regan Kubicek,Aleix Paris,Andrea Tagliabue,Jonathan P. How,Sarah Bergbreiter
This work presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of an airflow sensor inspired by the whiskers of animals. The body of the whisker was replaced with a fin structure in order to increase the air resistance. The fin was suspended by a micro-fabricated spring system at the bottom. A permanent magnet was attached beneath the spring, and the motion of fin was captured by a readily acces...
