Author : ALI OMAR NASSER. BANSS
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Book Synopsis Development of a Capacitive MEMS Force Sensor for Touchscreen Applications by : ALI OMAR NASSER. BANSS
Download or read book Development of a Capacitive MEMS Force Sensor for Touchscreen Applications written by ALI OMAR NASSER. BANSS and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis presents the design and development of a capacitive MEMS force sensor to overcome the limitations associated with current force sensors used in touchscreens. The sensor uses two elastic materials that provide a dual-range of force sensitivity ensuring the sensor is able to sense light touch forces and able to withstand heavy ones. The fabrication process of the sensor was developed at the Toronto Nano Fabrication Centre at the University of Toronto. The fabricated sensor was experimentally tested to measure forces ranging from 50 mN to 5 N, with a force threshold of 625 mN that defines the boundary between the high sensitive region for light touches and the moderate sensitivity region. Sensor sensitivity was found to be 3.728pF/N (19.12 %∆C/N) in the first force region with maximum nonlinearity of 0.118 pF. In the second region, the sensitivity was 0.3194 pF (3.2 %∆C/N) with maximum nonlinearity of 0.3194 pF.