Experimental and finite element analysis of an endoscopic tooth-like tactile sensor

Proceedings of IEEE Sensors

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 259-264

  Singh, H ^a   Sedaghati, R ^a   Dargahi, J ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elastic Foundation; Minimally invasive surgery (MIS); Piezoelectric; Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA); Tactile sensor

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCIES; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SIGNAL THEORY; SURGERY; TISSUE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ELASTIC FOUNDATION; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY (MIS); POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDES (PVDF); TACTILE SENSORS;

BIOSENSORS;

EID: 1542333747     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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