01 · Mechanical Domain

Sensor Advanced Research

We research and design mechanical sensing systems that turn motion, strain, and sound into measurable signal — from bio-inspired hearing structures to metamaterial sensors that harvest the energy they sense.

Focus areas

Core research programs

Our work spans device physics, mechanical design, and signal processing — unified by the goal of sensing more, with less power and less hardware.

Bio-inspired sensing

Artificial Mechanical Cochlea

Bio-inspired mechanical structures that replicate the frequency-selective sensing of the biological cochlea, resolving broadband vibration and acoustic signals without external power or electronic filtering.

Broadband sensing

Fluid-Free Artificial Basilar Membrane Sensor

A fluid-free basilar-membrane-inspired sensor architecture that spreads resonance across a continuous structure, delivering broadband frequency discrimination in a compact, passive mechanical form.

Materials engineering

Metamaterial Sensor Design

Engineered lattice and phononic metamaterials that shape how mechanical waves propagate, enabling sensors with tailored sensitivity, directionality, and frequency response beyond conventional materials.

Self-powered systems

Mechanical Energy Harvesting

Piezoelectric and electromagnetic transduction structures that convert ambient vibration and motion into usable electrical power for self-powered sensor nodes.

Self-powered systems

Acoustic Energy Harvesting

Resonant and metamaterial-based structures that capture acoustic energy from ambient noise and machinery, converting it into electrical power or a self-sensing signal.

Infrastructure monitoring

Structural Health Monitoring

Distributed mechanical sensor networks that continuously track strain, vibration, and wave propagation in structures to detect damage and degradation before failure.

Inspection

Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE)

Guided-wave and vibration-based inspection methods that characterize material condition and detect flaws without altering or damaging the component under test.

Wave engineering

Vibration & Wave Control

Passive and metamaterial-based approaches to redirecting, damping, or isolating mechanical waves — protecting structures and sensors from unwanted vibration.

Core discipline

Mechanical Sensor Design

Foundational mechanical sensor architectures — resonators, cantilevers, and diaphragm structures — engineered for sensitivity, bandwidth, and manufacturability.

Exploring a mechanical sensing or SHM problem?

We collaborate with research partners and industry on early-stage sensor concepts through to field deployment.

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