Piezoelectric materials have found their way into many precision sensor and control systems as a result.

A MCP601 op-amp is used to amplify the weak potentials from the piezo element and feed them to the ADC of a Zilog Z8F083A microcontroller.

Flexible piezoelectric sensors are essential to monitor the motions of both humans and humanoid robots. However, existing designs are either are costly or have limited sensitivity. In a recent ...

Piezo Element Sensor/Transducer The frontend in most of the do-it-yourself reactive target circuits on the web is just a bare piezo element (not in a plastic case) that is attached to the impact area.

An international research group has engineered a novel high-strength flexible device by combining piezoelectric composites with unidirectional carbon fiber. The new device transforms kinetic ...

IMEC researchers have developed a piezoelectric harvester which can generate sufficient power to allow an environmental sensor to run autonomously ...

Piezoelectric sensors are great for monitoring mechanical impacts with a microcontroller. Whether you’re monitoring knocks on a door or watching a heartbeat, they are a cheap way to get the job ...