A single sensor for force vector measuring based on multi-functional sensing technique

Author

Chi, Zhiyu ; Shida, Katsunori

Author_Institution

Dept. of advanced systems control engineering, Saga Univ., Japan

fYear

2003

fDate

30 July-1 Aug. 2003

Firstpage

197

Lastpage

202

Abstract

We propose a multi-functional cylindrical tactile sensor with a single structure to test the magnitude and direction of the contact force imitating the human finger. This sensor consists of two coils and two media. A step-by-step method is used to realize the multi-functional sensing objective and in each step, different quantity is sensed. Based on the special structure of the sensor and the ingenious measuring methods, we realized to test more than one quantity with a single sensor. A detailed analysis of the step-by-step method to the sensor is made.

Keywords

force measurement; force sensors; sensor fusion; tactile sensors; contact force; cylindrical tactile sensor; direction testing; force sensor; human finger; ingenious measuring method; magnitude testing; multifunctional sensor; single sensor; vector measurement; Chemical sensors; Coils; Fingers; Force measurement; Force sensors; Intelligent sensors; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Shape measurement; Tactile sensors; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Multisensor Fusion and Integration for Intelligent Systems, MFI2003. Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7987-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MFI-2003.2003.1232656

Filename

1232656