Piezoelectric tactile sensor with three sensing elements for robotic, endoscopic and prosthetic applications

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-30

  Dargahi, J ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PROSTHETICS; ROBOTICS; VINYL RESINS;

PIEZOELECTRIC TACTILE SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 0033882349     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(99)00295-2     Document Type: Article

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