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Based on a Dipole model, a representative volume unit was presented to show the resistance of ideal anisotropic MREs. The current flowing through the ideal chain structure were derived by taking into account both the tunnel current and conductivity current. In the mathematical model, two parameters, λi and λg, were introduced to reflect the effect of the iron particles and graphite, which are both exponential functions of particle volume fractions. The exponential parameters were identified and then used to reconstruct modelling predictions. The comparison between experimental results with modelling predictions indicate that the proposed mathematical model can well investigate the sensing

*School of Mechanical, Materials & Mechatronic Engineering, University of Wollongong,* 

*School of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering, Wollongong, NSW, Australia* 

This work is partially supported by the University of Wollongong through a UIC funding

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