A capacitive proximity sensor in dual implementation with tactile imaging capability on a single flexible platform for robot assistant applications

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 606-609

  Lee, Hyung Kew ^a   Chang, Sun Il ^a   Yoon, Euisik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION RANGE; ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION;

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRODES; HAPTIC INTERFACES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ROBOTS;

PROXIMITY SENSORS;

EID: 33746305696     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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