An evaluation study of nanoparticle films as biomimetic tactile sensors

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 186, Issue , 2012, Pages 148-153

  Alvares, Darren ^a,b   Wieczorek, Lech ^b   Raguse, Burkhard ^b   Ladouceur, François ^a   Lovell, Nigel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomimetic sensors; Nanoparticle film; Tactile sensors

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE DISPLACEMENTS; BIOMIMETIC SENSORS; DETECTION LIMITS; DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS; EVALUATION STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH SENSITIVITY; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; NANOPARTICLE FILMS; RAPID RESPONSE; RIGID SUBSTRATES; SENSITIVITY FACTORS; TACTILE FEEDBACK; TACTILE SENSORS; VARIOUS SUBSTRATES;

BIOMIMETICS; CHEMICAL SENSORS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATES;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 84867329326     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2012.05.034     Document Type: Conference Paper

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