Title :
A piezoresistive tactile sensor
Author :
Fiorillo, Antonino S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Electr. Eng., Salerno Univ., Italy
fDate :
2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A piezoresistive strain-gauge sensor, mounted in an array configuration, for the measurement of distributed pressures during robotic grasp applications is investigated. The prototype presented consists of a 16-element test cell connected to an electronic acquisition unit that also provides temperature compensation. The structure of the tactile sensor and its principle of operation are described
Keywords :
compensation; electric sensing devices; piezoresistive devices; robots; strain gauges; tactile sensors; electronic acquisition unit; measurement of distributed pressure; noise; piezoresistive tactile sensor; robotic grasp; strain-gauge sensor; temperature compensation; Bridge circuits; Capacitive sensors; Piezoresistance; Piezoresistive devices; Robot sensing systems; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Steel; Tactile sensors; Temperature sensors;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
