An experimental optical three-axis tactile sensor for micro-robots

Robotica

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 457-465

  Ohka, Masahiro ^a   Mitsuya, Yasunaga ^a   Higashioka, Isamu ^b   Kabeshita, Hisanori ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c HITACHI LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

MEMS; Micro robot; Optical measurement; Tactile sensor; Three axis

Indexed keywords

MICRO-ROBOT; OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS; TACTILE SENSORS; THREE-AXIS;

CAMERAS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; ROBOTICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

OPTICAL SENSORS;

EID: 20744460475     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574704001535     Document Type: Article

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