3D printed graphene-based self-powered strain sensors for smart tires in autonomous vehicles

Deepam Maurya; Seyedmeysam Khaleghian; Rammohan Sriramdas; Prashant Kumar; Ravi Anant Kishore; Min Gyu Kang; Vireshwar Kumar; Hyun Cheol Song; Seul Yi Lee; Yongke Yan; Jung Min Park; Saied Taheri; Shashank Priya

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19088-y

3D printed graphene-based self-powered strain sensors for smart tires in autonomous vehicles

Deepam Maurya, Seyedmeysam Khaleghian, Rammohan Sriramdas, Prashant Kumar, Ravi Anant Kishore, Min Gyu Kang, Vireshwar Kumar, Hyun Cheol Song, Seul Yi Lee, Yongke Yan, Jung Min Park, Saied Taheri, Shashank Priya

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The transition of autonomous vehicles into fleets requires an advanced control system design that relies on continuous feedback from the tires. Smart tires enable continuous monitoring of dynamic parameters by combining strain sensing with traditional tire functions. Here, we provide breakthrough in this direction by demonstrating tire-integrated system that combines direct mask-less 3D printed strain gauges, flexible piezoelectric energy harvester for powering the sensors and secure wireless data transfer electronics, and machine learning for predictive data analysis. Ink of graphene based material was designed to directly print strain sensor for measuring tire-road interactions under varying driving speeds, normal load, and tire pressure. A secure wireless data transfer hardware powered by a piezoelectric patch is implemented to demonstrate self-powered sensing and wireless communication capability. Combined, this study significantly advances the design and fabrication of cost-effective smart tires by demonstrating practical self-powered wireless strain sensing capability.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	5392
Journal	Nature communications
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19088-y
State	Published - Dec 1 2020

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