A polymer-based capacitive sensing array for normal and shear force measurement

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 10211-10225

  Cheng, Ming Yuan ^a   Lin, Chun Liang ^a   Lai, Yu Tse ^a   Yang, Yao Joe ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Capacitive sensing; Flexible electronics; Micromachining; Shear sensing array; Tactile sensing array

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE DISTRIBUTION; CAPACITIVE SENSING; CAPACITIVE STRUCTURE; FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; MICROMACHINING TECHNIQUES; SHEAR FORCE MEASUREMENT; SHEAR SENSING ARRAY; TACTILE SENSING ARRAYS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTRODES; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; MICROCHANNELS; MICROMACHINING;

SCANNING;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; SHEAR STRENGTH;

ELECTRIC CAPACITANCE; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; POLYMERS; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 84871048971     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s101110211     Document Type: Article

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