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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: Sens Actuators A Phys. 2008 Sep 15;147(1):83–92. doi: 10.1016/j.sna.2008.03.024

TABLE I.

Summary of Sensor Design Parameters

Original Tube Diameter .889 mm
Original Tube Wall Thickness 102 µm
Electropolishing 10 µm (20 µm total)
Overall Length 1.5 mm
Overall Width < .9 mm
Polished Strut Thickness > 40 µm
Absolute Resistance > 1.5 Ω
Resistance Change (ΔR) As large as possible
Maximum Effective Plastic Strain < 1 %
Elongation Range 10 to 30 %
Stiffness < 3.8 mN/µm