Flexible tactile sensor using polyurethane thin film

Micromachines

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-324

  Suzuki, Masato ^a   Takahashi, Tomokazu ^a   Aoyagi, Seiji ^a  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capacitive sensor; Elastomer; Poly urethane; Tactile sensor; Thin film

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; FLEXIBLE TACTILE SENSORS; POLYURETHANE FILMS; POLYURETHANE THIN FILMS; SENSING AREAS; TACTILE SENSORS; TWO ELECTRODES; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOMERS; ELECTRODES; POLYURETHANES; SENSORS; SULFURIC ACID; THIN FILMS;

CAPACITIVE SENSORS;

EID: 84867838703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2072666X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/mi3020315     Document Type: Article

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