Model-Based Load Characteristics Analysis of the Multi-Dimensional Force Sensor

As an important component of force feedback device, multi-dimensional force sensor has been widely used in haptic device, prosthetic hand and other devices. In a given application, the multi-dimensional force sensor is always coupled with a load by the screw thread, which may result in a totally different dynamic behavior from a bare force sensor. It is the key data for deeply understanding the dynamic performance to have information about the structural distribution of stiffness and mass of the multi-dimensional force sensor. To address this need, the approach of model-based load characteristic analysis of the multi-dimensional force sensor is presented in this paper. Dynamic behavior of the force sensor in a given load is described by a lumped mass model consists of spring-mass-damper elements and characterized by the model parameters that describe the dynamic correlation distribution of mass, stiffness, and damping. The main purpose of the proposed approach is the description of the load characteristics of the multi-dimensional force sensor, independent of the given mechanical environment, which provides a certain theoretical reference for the calculation of the load capacity of the force sensor.