A fibre-reinforced polymer composite comprising fibres bound within a solid polymer matrix, wherein at least some of the fibres are in contact with graphene, and wherein the composite changes electrical resistance when deformed.

Described herein is a MEMS force sensor with stress concentration design. The stress concentration can be performed by providing slots, whether through or blind, and/or selective thinning of the substrate. The MEMS force sensor is in chip scale package with solder bumps or metal pillars and there are sensing elements formed on the sensor substrate at the stress concentrate area. The stress concentration can be realized through slots, selective thinning and a combination of both.

Described herein is a MEMS force sensor with stress concentration design. The stress concentration can be performed by providing slots, whether through or blind, and/or selective thinning of the substrate. The MEMS force sensor is in chip scale package with solder bumps or metal pillars and there are sensing elements formed on the sensor substrate at the stress concentrate area. The stress concentration can be realized through slots, selective thinning and a combination of both.

A connector module, which includes a male connector having a first housing and first terminals accommodated in the first housing; a female connector having a second housing configured such that the first housing is fitted therein and second terminals accommodated in the second housing and a connector connection detecting unit having a pressure sensor configured to contact at least one side of the first housing when the first housing is entirely fitted into the second housing, the connector connection detecting unit being configured to transmit a connection state of the male connector and the female connector to an external device.

The present application relates to the technical field of sensors, and in particular, to a flexible piezoresistive sensor and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes the following steps: cutting natural wood to obtain wood blocks; removing lignin and hemicellulose from the wood blocks to obtain an initial product; and connecting the initial product to an electrode, and conducting packaging to obtain the flexible piezoresistive sensor. The preparation method has the advantages of a wide range of raw materials, degradability, low cost, simple process, and industrial scale production, and the obtained product features excellent environmental friendliness, biocompatibility, designability, and flexibility, thereby providing a good application potential for a wearable device.

The present application relates to the technical field of sensors, and in particular, to a flexible piezoresistive sensor and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes the following steps: cutting natural wood to obtain wood blocks; removing lignin and hemicellulose from the wood blocks to obtain an initial product; and connecting the initial product to an electrode, and conducting packaging to obtain the flexible piezoresistive sensor. The preparation method has the advantages of a wide range of raw materials, degradability, low cost, simple process, and industrial scale production, and the obtained product features excellent environmental friendliness, biocompatibility, designability, and flexibility, thereby providing a good application potential for a wearable device.

A sensor is disclosed which includes a piezoelectric layer, a piezoresistive layer, one or more electrode layers coupled to the piezoelectric layer and to the piezoresistive layer, the piezoelectric layer configured to provide an electrical signal in response to application of a dynamic disturbance, and the piezoresistive layer configured to provide a change in resistivity in response to application of a static disturbance.

A sensor is disclosed which includes a piezoelectric layer, a piezoresistive layer, one or more electrode layers coupled to the piezoelectric layer and to the piezoresistive layer, the piezoelectric layer configured to provide an electrical signal in response to application of a dynamic disturbance, and the piezoresistive layer configured to provide a change in resistivity in response to application of a static disturbance.

Provided is a tension-insensitive tactile sensor having high sensitivity and a wide sensing range by using a stretchable sensor array. According to the stretchable sensor array and the method for manufacturing the same of the present invention, pressure may be measured without interference of tension while maintaining flexibility of the sensor. In addition, the stretchable sensor array may have high initial resistance, induce a large change in contact resistance when pressure is applied, thereby being capable of measuring pressure with high sensitivity, have a wide pressure sensing range, and have decreased interference by an when sensing a pressure distribution.

A soft sensor includes an elastic sheet, which includes a first elastic layer and a second elastic layer facing each other, and a sensor unit formed by printing a predetermined conductive liquid metal between the first elastic layer and the second elastic layer. A hand-wearable device may include at least one soft sensor, wherein the hand-wearable device has a shape corresponding to at least a portion of a shape of a hand, and the soft sensor is located at a position corresponding to at least some joints of the hand.