Considerations in the design and sensitivity optimization of the micro tactile sensor

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 434-438

  Murayama, Yoshinobu ^a   Omata, Sadao ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; LEAD COMPOUNDS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTIMIZATION; RESONATORS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ELASTICITY MEASUREMENT; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE (PZT) ELEMENTS; MICRO TACTILE SENSORS (MTS); SENSITIVITY COEFFICIENTS;

MICROSENSORS;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOUCH; TRANSDUCER; VALIDATION STUDY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; MINIATURIZATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TOUCH; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 17044431467     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2005.1417265     Document Type: Article

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