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http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/TEEM.2010.11.3.130

Polymer Micromachined Flexible Tactile Sensor for Three-Axial Loads Detection  

Choi, Woo-Chang (Research Institute, Daeyang Electric Co., Ltd.)
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Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials / v.11, no.3, 2010 , pp. 130-133 More about this Journal
Abstract
A flexible three-axial tactile sensor was fabricated on Kapton polyimide film using polymer micromachining technology. Nichrome (Ni:Cr = 8:2) strain gauges were positioned on an etched membrane to detect normal and shear loads. The optimal positions of strain gauges were determined through strain distribution from finite element analysis. The sensor was evaluated by applying normal and shear loads from 0 N to 0.8 N using an evaluation system. Sensitivity of the tactile sensor to normal and shear loads was about 206.6 mV/N and 70.1 mV/N, respectively. The sensor showed good linearity, and its determination coefficient ($R^2$) was about 0.982. The developed sensor can be applied in a curved or compliant surface that requires slip detection and flexibility, such as a robotic fingertip.
Keywords
Flexible; Three-axial; Polyimide; Micromachining; Tactile sensor;
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