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http://dx.doi.org/10.9723/jksiis.2014.19.3.041

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)

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Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems / v.19, no.3, 2014 , pp. 41-48 More about this Journal

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.

Keywords

Artificial skin; Carbon nanotube FET; Aritificial skin sensor; CNFET;

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