Mo-ACT-02 - Electrodynamic Self-Cleaning Glass for Visibility Improvement of Autonomous-Driving Optical Sensors

Event

EUROSENSORS 2026
2026-09-06 - 2026-09-09
Zurich

Band

Poster

Chapter

Actuators

Author(s)

J. Yoon, L. Chai, D. J. Lee, S. K. Chung - Myongji University,Yongin (Republic of Korea), K. Y. Lee - Microsystems,Inc., Yongin (Republic of Korea)

Pages

332 - 333

DOI

10.5162/eurosensors2026/Mo-ACT-02

ISBN

978-3-910600-12-6

Price

free

Abstract

In this study, we propose a liquid-dielectrophoresis (L-DEP)-based self-cleaning glass capable of removing both conductive and non-conductive droplets from autonomous driving optical sensors. The device features a multichannel interdigitated electrode (IDE) array on a transparent glass substrate, with operating conditions systematically optimized through the analysis of voltage- and frequency-dependent droplet dynamics. Crucially, its practical applicability was validated through automated cleaning tests, demonstrating the complete restoration of object-recognition rates previously degraded by contamination.