Experimental and theoretical analysis of a novel flexible membrane tactile sensor

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-128

  Emamieh, Goldis Darb ^a   Ameri, Ahmad ^b   Najarian, Siamak ^a   Golpaygani, Ali Tavakoli ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Contact force; Membrane; Stiffness; Tactile sensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249000399     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2008.122.128     Document Type: Article

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