Active tactile sensor for detecting contact force and hardness of an object

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 213-218

  Shikida, Mitsuhiro ^a   Shimizu, Takeshi ^a   Sato, Kazuo ^a   Itoigawa, Koichi ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tokai Rika Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active tactile sensor; Contact force; Hardness; Microsensor

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DIAPHRAGMS; HARDNESS; MICROMACHINING; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEXTURES;

CONTACT FORCE;

MICROSENSORS;

EID: 0037438982     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(02)00336-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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