Electronic whiskers for velocity sensing based on the liquid metal hysteresis effect

• DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01175a
• Publication Date: 2022-11-14T08:01:40Z
• Authors: Xinlong Sun; Jun-Heng Fu; Hongbin Zhao; Wentao Xiang; Fei Zhan; Chenkun Sun; Shousheng Tang; Lei Wang; Jing Liu
• Keywords: Motion; Biomimetics; Metals; Vibrissae; 0103 physical sciences; Animals; Humans; Robotics; 02 engineering and technology; Electronics; 0210 nano-technology; 01 natural sciences

In the bending process, the hysteresis of the liquid metal in the fiber induces the decline of current, which could effectively detect the motion speed.