Sensitivity enhancement of a micro-scale biomimetic tactile sensor with epidermal ridges

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Zhang, Yuhua ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL RIDGE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD SIMULATION; FORCE DETECTION; MATERIAL STABILITY; MICRO-SCALES; OPTIMAL STRUCTURES; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; POLYIMIDE LAYERS; SENSITIVITY ENHANCEMENTS; STRAIN GAUGE; TACTILE PERCEPTION; TACTILE SENSORS;

ASPECT RATIO; BIOMIMETICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROCHANNELS; POLYIMIDES; SILICONES; STRAIN GAGES; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

SENSORS;

EID: 77957775138     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/8/085012     Document Type: Article

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