A polymer-based flexible tactile sensor for both normal and shear load detections and its application for robotics

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 556-563

  Hwang, Eun Soo ^a   Seo, Jung Hoon ^a,b   Kim, Yong Jun ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ground reaction force (GRF); Sensitive skin; Strain gauge; Tactile sensor

Indexed keywords

FORCE MEASUREMENT; MOTION CONTROL; MOTION PLANNING; SENSORS; STRAIN GAGES;

BALANCE CONTROL; GROUND REACTION FORCE (GRF); HUMANOID ROBOTS; SHEAR LOAD; TACTILE SENSOR;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 34547810491     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2007.896716     Document Type: Article

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