Title :
An artificial tactile sensor for fine-form discrimination
Author :
Germagnoli, Fabio ; Lazzari, Stefano ; Lombardi, Remo ; Magenes, Giovanni
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Inf. e Sistemistica, Pavia Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A new artificial tactile sensor has been developed to provide reliable data about the exploration of small geometrical details of an object (fine-form discrimination). The main characteristics of this sensor are: high spatial resolution, small packaging and flexibility of the support which implies the chance of wearing it as a finger of a glove. This sensor will be applied in both robotic and rehabilitation fields
Keywords :
arrays; handicapped aids; packaging; robots; sensory aids; tactile sensors; artificial tactile sensor; fine-form discrimination; high spatial resolution; object exploration; rehabilitation field; reliable data; robotic field; small geometrical details; small packaging; support flexibility; tactile sensor array; Electrodes; Mechanical sensors; Object detection; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Spatial resolution; Tactile sensors; Tensile stress; Thermal force; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.579837
