Hybrid foam pressure sensor utilizing piezoresistive and capacitive sensing mechanisms

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2017, Pages 4735-4746

  Tolvanen, Jarkko ^a   Hannu, Jari ^a   Jantunen, Heli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Capacitive; composite; flexible; foam; graphite; piezoresistive; polyurethane; Velostat

Indexed keywords

CAPACITIVE SENSORS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FOAMS; GRAPHITE; POLYURETHANES; PRESSURE SENSORS; PROTACTINIUM; STRAIN;

CAPACITIVE; FLEXIBLE; FORCE; PIEZO-RESISTIVE; PIEZORESISTANCE; SENSITIVITY; VELOSTAT;

WEARABLE SENSORS;

EID: 85021785237     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2017.2718045     Document Type: Article

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