Displacement measurement of soft material indentation using light intensity

This paper studies proof of concept in which soft material displacement during indentation is measured by a change in light intensity as the indenter is pushed into a soft material. The Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) sensor, which is embedded within a transparent hemispheric indenter, is used to mea...

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Main Authors: Mohd Nadzeri, Omar, Mohd Hasnun Ariff, Hassan
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Language:English
Published: UiTM Press 2022
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Online Access:https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44281/
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description This paper studies proof of concept in which soft material displacement during indentation is measured by a change in light intensity as the indenter is pushed into a soft material. The Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) sensor, which is embedded within a transparent hemispheric indenter, is used to measure the intensity of light while the indenter is on the surface and within the soft material. The change in light intensity contributes to a gradient that can be used to calculate the displacement of the soft material. The calculated difference in light intensity is converted into a displacement with the mean conversion factor obtained from the calibration equation. Measurements were carried out on three silicone samples with varying elastic properties over a range of different light intensities. By referring to linear regression and Rsquared values, the proposed concept has high consistency in measuring the difference of light intensity for various materials at different initial light intensities with more than 95% of R-squared values. In addition, the mean of variance between measurements, reflecting repeatability, is within an outstanding 1.5%. In the meantime, the accuracy of the proposed concept tested concerning the actual displacement is less than 10% of the variation. With promising results, the proposed design can be applied as a standalone technology or as an extension to a hand-held soft material characterization device for further improvement.
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spelling ump-442812025-08-11T03:13:43Z https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44281/ Displacement measurement of soft material indentation using light intensity Mohd Nadzeri, Omar Mohd Hasnun Ariff, Hassan QC Physics TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This paper studies proof of concept in which soft material displacement during indentation is measured by a change in light intensity as the indenter is pushed into a soft material. The Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) sensor, which is embedded within a transparent hemispheric indenter, is used to measure the intensity of light while the indenter is on the surface and within the soft material. The change in light intensity contributes to a gradient that can be used to calculate the displacement of the soft material. The calculated difference in light intensity is converted into a displacement with the mean conversion factor obtained from the calibration equation. Measurements were carried out on three silicone samples with varying elastic properties over a range of different light intensities. By referring to linear regression and Rsquared values, the proposed concept has high consistency in measuring the difference of light intensity for various materials at different initial light intensities with more than 95% of R-squared values. In addition, the mean of variance between measurements, reflecting repeatability, is within an outstanding 1.5%. In the meantime, the accuracy of the proposed concept tested concerning the actual displacement is less than 10% of the variation. With promising results, the proposed design can be applied as a standalone technology or as an extension to a hand-held soft material characterization device for further improvement. UiTM Press 2022-01 Article PeerReviewed pdf en https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44281/1/Displacement%20measurement%20of%20soft%20material%20indentation.pdf Mohd Nadzeri, Omar and Mohd Hasnun Ariff, Hassan (2022) Displacement measurement of soft material indentation using light intensity. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 19 (1). pp. 21-38. ISSN 1823-5514. (Published) https://jmeche.uitm.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.%20RI-19-1-P21-07.pdf https://jmeche.uitm.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.%20RI-19-1-P21-07.pdf https://jmeche.uitm.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2.%20RI-19-1-P21-07.pdf
spellingShingle QC Physics
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Mohd Nadzeri, Omar
Mohd Hasnun Ariff, Hassan
Displacement measurement of soft material indentation using light intensity
title Displacement measurement of soft material indentation using light intensity
title_full Displacement measurement of soft material indentation using light intensity
title_fullStr Displacement measurement of soft material indentation using light intensity
title_full_unstemmed Displacement measurement of soft material indentation using light intensity
title_short Displacement measurement of soft material indentation using light intensity
title_sort displacement measurement of soft material indentation using light intensity
topic QC Physics
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
url https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44281/
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https://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/44281/