Contact force sensor for artificial hands with a digital interface for a controller

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1275-1279

  Chappell, Paul H ^a   Elliott, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial hands; Capacitance; Force; Non linear model; Polymer foam; Robot feedback control

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CONTACT SENSORS; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; END EFFECTORS; FOAMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

FORCE SENSORS;

FORCE MEASUREMENT;

ARTIFICIAL LIMB; SENSOR;

EID: 0042740484     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/8/312     Document Type: Article

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