Bio-inspired design of tactile sensors based on ionic polymer metal composites

ICCM International Conferences on Composite Materials

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Wang, J ^a   Kimura, M ^b   Taya, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Array; Bio inspired; Flemion; IPMC; Tactile sensor

Indexed keywords

GLASS CERAMICS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS;

ARRAY; BIO-INSPIRED; FLEMION; IPMC; TACTILE SENSORS;

BIOMIMETICS;

EID: 85076870901     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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