Research Article

Improving Accuracy in the Readout of Resistive Sensor Arrays

Table 1

Comparison of the results obtained in an 8 × 8 array with different values of if  Ω and the rest of the resistors of the array, Rns, take different values. (a) Classical approach. (b) ZPM circuit proposed by Wu et al. (c) Results for the proposed method in the first step. (d) Results for the proposed method in the second step.
(a) ZPM classical approach

Rs = 1 Ω
Rns (Ω)
Error (%), (Ω)
10050020005000750010000

10016.0012.395.485.6813.3019.78
2009.107.195.954.072.591.16
3006.735.024.423.773.272.79
4005.553.883.443.112.882.65
6004.362.732.382.222.122.03
8003.772.151.821.701.641.58
12003.181.571.251.151.111.08
18002.791.180.860.780.740.72
30002.470.870.550.470.440.42
60002.240.630.320.240.210.19
100002.140.540.230.150.120.10

(b) ZPM-Wu

Rs = 1 Ω
Rns (Ω)
Error (%), (Ω)
10050020005000750010000

10097.3468.2892.4397.0098.0098.50
20015.2684.0695.6598.2198.8099.10
30010.8372.5191.3896.3797.5598.15
40018.7854.8283.0492.4694.8596.08
6001.161.151.090.990.900.81
8000.870.870.840.780.730.68
12000.580.580.560.530.500.48
18000.390.390.370.350.330.32
30000.230.230.220.200.190.17
60000.120.110.110.090.070.06
100000.070.070.060.040.030.01

(c) ZPM proposed method, 1st step

Rs = 1 Ω
Rns (Ω)
Error (%), (Ω)
10050020005000750010000

1001.831.220.353.305.627.84
2000.600.450.280.010.260.50
3000.320.220.160.060.020.10
4000.210.130.090.030.020.06
6000.120.060.040.000.030.06
8000.080.040.010.020.040.07
12000.060.020.000.030.050.07
18000.040.010.010.030.050.07
30000.030.000.010.030.050.06
60000.020.000.010.030.050.06
100000.020.000.010.030.040.06

(d) ZPM proposed method, 2nd step

Rs = 1 Ω
Rns (Ω)
Error (%), (Ω)
10050020005000750010000

1000.240.140.130.641.061.48
2000.040.020.020.100.170.23
3000.020.000.020.070.120.16
4000.010.000.020.060.100.13
6000.000.000.020.050.080.11
8000.000.000.020.050.070.09
12000.000.000.020.040.060.08
18000.000.000.010.040.060.07
30000.000.000.010.030.050.07
60000.000.000.010.030.050.06
100000.000.000.010.030.040.06