MIT researchers created a system that enables makers to incorporate sensors directly into rotational mechanisms with only one pass in a 3D printer. This gives rotational mechanisms like the gears inside a motor the ability to sense their angular position, rotation speed, and direction of rotation. Credits : Credit: Courtesy of the researchers. Edited by MIT News
MIT researchers created a system that enables makers to incorporate sensors directly into rotational mechanisms with only one pass in a 3D printer. This gives rotational mechanisms like the gears inside a motor the ability to sense their angular position, rotation speed, and direction of rotation. Credits : Credit: Courtesy of the researchers. Edited by MIT News A new system enables makers to incorporate sensors into gears and other rotational mechanisms with just one pass in a 3D printer. Close Integrating sensors into rotational mechanisms could make it possible for engineers to build smart hinges that know when a door has been opened, or gears inside a motor that tell a mechanic how fast they are rotating. MIT engineers have now developed a way to easily integrate sensors into these types of mechanisms, with 3D printing. Even though advances in 3D printing enable rapid fabrication of rotational mechanisms, integrating sensors into the designs is still notoriously difficult.
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