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Sensor Circuit Design using Carbon Nanotube FET for Artificial Skin

  • Kim, Yeon-Bo (Department of Electronic Engineering, Daegu University) ;
  • Kim, Kyung Ki (Department of Electronic Engineering, Daegu University)
  • Received : 2014.01.13
  • Accepted : 2014.05.09
  • Published : 2014.06.30
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Abstract

This paper proposes a new sensor circuit using a 32 nm carbon nanotube FET (CNFET) technology for artificial skin. For future robotic and prosthetic applications, it is essential to develop a robust and low power artificial skin for detecting the environment through touch. Therefore, a sensor circuit for the artificial skin also has to be developed to detect the sensor signals and convert them into digital bits. The artificial skin sensor is based on a mesh of sensors consisting of a nxn matrix using CNFET, and the sensor outputs are connected to a current monitoring circuit proposed as the sensor circuit. The proposed sensor provides pressure measurements and shape information about pressure distribution.

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