Microcantilever sensor platform for UGV-based detection

Tyson T. Lawrence; A. E. Halleck; Peter S. Schuler; K. K. Mahmud; David R. Hicks

doi:10.1117/12.853563

29 April 2010 Microcantilever sensor platform for UGV-based detection

Tyson T. Lawrence, A. E. Halleck, Peter S. Schuler, K. K. Mahmud, David R. Hicks

Proceedings Volume 7664, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XV; 766416 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853563
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The increased use of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) drives the need for new lightweight, low cost sensors. Microelectromechanical System (MEMS) based microcantilever sensors are a promising technology to meet this need, because they can be manufactured at low cost on a mass scale, and are easily integrated into a UGV platform for detection of explosives and other threat agents. While the technology is extremely sensitive, selectivity is a major challenge and the response modes are not well understood. This work summarizes advances in characterizing ultrasensitive microcantilever responses, sampling considerations, and sensor design and cantilever coating methodologies consistent with UGV point detector needs.

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Tyson T. Lawrence, A. E. Halleck, Peter S. Schuler, K. K. Mahmud, and David R. Hicks "Microcantilever sensor platform for UGV-based detection", Proc. SPIE 7664, Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets XV, 766416 (29 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853563

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