A non-differential elastomer curvature sensor for softer-than-skin electronics

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Majidi, C ^a,c   Kramer, R ^a,b   Wood, R J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRAIC APPROXIMATION; BENDING CURVATURE; CLOSED FORM; CONDUCTIVE LIQUIDS; CURVATURE SENSOR; DESIGN METHOD; DIFFERENTIAL STRAIN; ELASTIC PLATE; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GAUGE FACTORS; NATURAL LENGTH; OHM'S LAW; SENSOR DESIGNS; SOFT ELASTOMERS; SOFT LITHOGRAPHY;

ELASTOMERS; GALLIUM; MICROCHANNELS; SENSORS; SILICONES;

CURVE FITTING;

EID: 80053480442     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/20/10/105017     Document Type: Article

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