Micromachined active tactile sensor for detecting contact force and hardness of an object

MHS 2002 - Proceedings of 2002 International Symposium on Micromechatronics and Human Science

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 67-71

  Shimizu, T ^a   Shikida, M ^a   Sato, K ^a   Itoigawa, K ^b   Hasegawa, Y ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tokai Rika Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fingers; Force measurement; Force sensors; Gas detectors; Humans; Object detection; Sensor arrays; Surface texture; Tactile sensors; Waste management

Indexed keywords

DIAPHRAGMS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; GAS DETECTORS; HARDNESS; OBJECT DETECTION; PNEUMATICS; SENSOR ARRAYS; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

FINGERS; FORCE SENSOR; HUMANS; SURFACE TEXTURES; TACTILE SENSORS;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84865682411     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MHS.2002.1058013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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