A supported membrane type sensor for medical tactile mapping

Sensor Review

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 284-297

  Dargahi, Javad ^a   Najarian, Siamak ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Medical equipment; Robotics; Sensors

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD VESSELS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HAPTIC INTERFACES; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROMACHINING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PLASTIC FILMS; ROBOTICS;

MEDICAL TACTILE MAPPING; MEMBRANE TYPE SENSORS (MTS); TACTILE IMAGING; TACTILE SENSORS;

SENSORS;

EID: 4143137346     PISSN: 02602288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02602280410545416     Document Type: Article

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