Abstract:This paper studies proof of concept in which soft material displacement during indentation is measured by a change in light intensity as the indenter is pushed into a soft material. The Light Dependent Resistor (LDR) sensor, which is embedded within a transparent hemispheric indenter, is used to measure the intensity of light while the indenter is on the surface and within the soft material. The change in light intensity contributes to a gradient that can be used to calculate the displacement of the soft mater… Show more
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