A Flexible Micromachined Optical Sensor for Simultaneous Measurement of Pressure and Shear Force Distribution on Foot

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5047, Issue , 2003, Pages 275-285

  Wang, Wei Chih ^a   Panergo, Reynold ^a   Galvanin, Christopher M ^a   Ledoux, William ^a,b   Sangeorzan, Bruce ^b   Reinhall, Per ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributive mechanical sensor; Macro bend sensor; Polymeric waveguide; Pressure sensor; Shear sensor

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SHEAR STRESS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

POLYMERIC WAVEGUIDES; PRESSURE SENSORS; SHEAR SENSORS;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 0242693965     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.483932     Document Type: Conference Paper

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