Seran Lee

Mrs. Seran Lee


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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26 October 2026 in Sensors
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Heeyeon JeongHeeyeon Jeong
Heeyeon Jeong
SLSeran Lee
Seran Lee
JHJinhak Hwang
Jinhak Hwang
SPSeong Jun Park
Seong Jun Park
CPCheol Hoon Park
Cheol Hoon Park
UKUikyum Kim
Uikyum Kim
Wearable robots require compact sensing interfaces to monitor the forces transmitted through attachment straps. This study aims to combine strap fastening and force measurement in a lightweight buckle, enabling the magnitude and direction of strap loading to be monitored at the attachment interface. The proposed buckle incorporates two capacitive sensing cells and a flexure structure that converts applied loads into measurable capacitance changes. Their combined responses provide dual-axis force sensing within the buckle body. The complete device measures 64×45×10mm and weighs 34g, including its sensing and signal-processing electronics. Its force and angle ranges are 0–200N and ±8°, respectively. The average capacitance sensitivity was 1.33fF/N, and the force linearity error was 6.96% of full scale of output (FSO). Force root-mean-square error (RMSE) was 7.34% of FSO without initial preload and 1.21–1.76% of FSO with approximately 18N preload in the respective tests. The validation angle RMSE was 1.67% of FSO. Force hysteresis and repeatability were 8.88% and 0.51% of FSO, respectively. The force and angle FSO values were 200N and 16°. The estimated −3dB bandwidth was 2.7Hz. The proposed design provides a compact sensing interface for strap-based wearable robots.