Flexible transducer

A stretchable transducing system, comprising:

• a stretchable transducer;
• an electrical circuit configured to i) receive an electrical signal from the stretchable transducer in a sensing mode corresponding to changes in environment, or ii) provide an electrical signal to the stretchable transducer in an actuator mode to thereby cause changes in the environment;
• wherein the stretchable transducer includes:
• one or more rectangular sensing regions, each sensing region including
• one or more sensing layers including
• fibrous sensing materials,
• the fibrous materials sandwiched between a top and a bottom electrode,
• two or more substrates adapted to sandwich the one or more
• sensing layers within said one or more sensing regions,
• said two or more substrates form one or more serpentine regions adapted to allow stretchability of the stretchable transducer, wherein the two or more substrates extend longitudinally in between the one or more sensing regions and outward from the one or more sensing regions thus forming the one or more serpentine regions and further outward to one or more electrical connection regions and yet further outward to two clamping regions, the two or more substrates having axial gaps therebetween, thus forming the one or more serpentine regions and thus allowing insertion of the one or more sensing regions in said gaps;
• said one or more electrical connection regions distally extended longitudinally from the one or more serpentine regions, wherein the one or more electrodes extend longitudinally from the one or more sensing regions through said gaps formed in said serpentine regions and terminating at said one or more electrical connection regions;
• said two clamping regions distally extended longitudinally from the one or more electrical connection regions adapted to provide coupling to the stretchable transducer;
• and
• an encasing layer adapted to encase said one or more sensing regions, said one or more sensing regions, said one or more electrical connection regions, and said two clamping regions.