Soft dielectrics for capacitive sensing in robot skins: Performance of different elastomer types

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 226, Issue , 2015, Pages 37-47

  Maiolino, P ^a   Galantini, F ^b   Mastrogiovanni, F ^a   Gallone, G ^b   Cannata, G ^a   Carpi, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacitive sensor; Dielectric elastomer; Robot skin; Tactile sensing

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTOMERS; FOAMS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LOW PASS FILTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; ROBOTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CAPACITANCE VARIATION; CAPACITIVE SENSING; DEFORMATION ABILITIES; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ROBOT SKIN; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TACTILE SENSING;

CAPACITIVE SENSORS;

EID: 84924352122     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2015.02.010     Document Type: Article

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