In this paper, we present a vision measurement technique to evaluate electrohydrodynamic (EHD) inkjet behavior, and discuss the effects of the pulse voltage shape on the EHD jets for drop-on-demand printing, including the falling and rising time in the pulse voltage. Sequential images acquired by a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera with a strobe light-emitting diode (LED) were used to visualize EHD jet behavior with respect to time. A vision algorithm was implemented in an EHD jet system to enable in-situ measurement and analysis of EHD jets. A guideline for selecting pulse shape parameters is also presented, to enable the achievement of reliable jets for drop-on-demand printing.
Kye-Si Kwon, Min-Hyuck Jang, Hyeong Rae Roh, Jung-Kook Go, "A Vision Measurement Technique for Evaluation of Pulse Voltage Effect on Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) Jet" in Proc. IS&T Int'l Conf. on Digital Printing Technologies and Digital Fabrication (NIP29), 2013, pp 313 - 315, https://doi.org/10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2013.29.1.art00013_2