Charge amplifier design methodology for PVDF-based tactile sensors

Journal of Circuits, Systems and Computers

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Pinna, Luigi ^a   Valle, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ASIC; charge amplifier; PVDF; SPICE; Tactile sensor

Indexed keywords

CHARGE AMPLIFIERS; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; INTERFACE ELECTRONICS; NON-IDEALITIES; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMERS; PVDF; TACTILE SENSORS; THICKNESS MODES;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC ROBOTS; APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; DESIGN; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; SENSORS; SPICE;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 84884929254     PISSN: 02181266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218126613500667     Document Type: Article

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