SENSOR FOR AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE

A method for controlling a heating member of an aerosol delivery device (200), the method comprising:detecting a rate of airflow through the aerosol delivery device (200), said rate of airflow being determinable from a degree of bending of a bend sensor (365) positioned in an airflow pathway through at least a portion of the aerosol delivery device;calculating with a controller (106, 206, 506, 606) parameters for one or more properties of electrical current to be supplied from a battery (110, 210, 510, 610) to the heating member (134, 234) so that the one or more properties of the electrical current cause the heating member (134, 234) to function proportionally to the rate of airflow detected at a given time, said function comprising vaporization of an aerosol precursor composition; andadjusting the function of the heating member (134, 234) by altering the supplying of electrical current from the battery (110, 210, 510, 610) to the heating member (134, 234) according to the parameters calculated by the controller (106, 206, 506, 606), said adjusting being based upon a change in the rate of airflow detected by the bend sensor (365).