Estimating the Volume of Unknown Inclusions in an Electrically Conducting Body with Voltage Measurements

We propose a novel technique to estimate the total volume of unknown insulating inclusions in an electrically conducting body from voltage measurements. Unlike conventional Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) systems that usually exhibit low spatial resolution and accuracy, the proposed device is...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2019-02, Vol.19 (3), p.637
Main Authors: Affanni, Antonio, Specogna, Ruben, Trevisan, Francesco
Format: Article
Language:English
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Electrical Impedance Tomography
four wires measurement
inclusion volume
volume estimation
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Summary:We propose a novel technique to estimate the total volume of unknown insulating inclusions in an electrically conducting body from voltage measurements. Unlike conventional Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) systems that usually exhibit low spatial resolution and accuracy, the proposed device is composed of a pair of driving electrodes which, supplied with a known sinusoidal voltage, create a current density field inside a region of interest. The electrodes are designed to generate a current density field in the region of interest that is uniform, to a good approximation, when the inclusions are not present. A set of electrodes with a polygonal geometry is used for four-wires resistance measurements. The proposed technique has been tested designing a low cost prototype, where all electrodes are on the bottom of the conducting body, showing good performances. Such a device may be used to monitor the volume of biological cells inside cell culture dishes or the volume of blood clots in micro-channels in lab-on-a-chip biosensors.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s19030637