Title :
Sensor interface circuit for artificial skin sensor using CNFET
Author :
Ho Joon Lee ; Ken Choi ; Kyung Ki Kim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput., Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
For future robotic and prosthetic applications, it is essential to develop a robust and low power artificial skin for detecting the environment through touch. Thus, a sensor interface circuit for the artificial skin also has to be developed to detect the sensor signals and convert them into digital bits. In this paper, a new sensor interface circuit using a 32 nm CNFET technology for an artificial skin sensor is proposed. The artificial skin sensor consists of a nxn matrix using CNFET, and the sensor outputs are connected to a current monitoring circuit proposed as the sensor interface circuit.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; field effect transistors; low-power electronics; tactile sensors; CNFET; artificial skin sensor; low power artificial skin; nxn matrix; sensor interface circuit; size 32 nm; CNTFETs; Force; Irrigation; Monitoring; Nanoparticles; Robot sensing systems; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), 2011 IEEE 54th International Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-856-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1548-3746
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2011.6026471