Design and fabrication of tactile sensors based on electroactive polymer composites

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6524, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Wang, Jin ^a   Xu, Chunye ^a   Taya, Minoru ^a   Kuga, Yasuo ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Flemion; IPMC; Tactile sensor; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR MATERIALS; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; FLEMION; NAFION; TACTILE SENSORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SENSING;

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING; FABRICATION; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

SENSORS;

EID: 35148839001     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.715064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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