• DocumentCode
    3377522
  • Title

    3-Axes Tactile Sensor with Tunable Sensing Range

  • Author

    Wen, Chih-Chieh ; Lin, Chia-Min ; Fang, Weileun

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    10-14 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    1457
  • Lastpage
    1460
  • Abstract
    This study has successfully demonstrated a novel 3-axes polymer tactile sensor with built-in piezoresistive sensors. The sensor consists of polymer membrane and four sensing cantilevers with piezoresistors on both top and side walls to measure the in-plane and out-of-plane loads. The fabrication process allows the changing of polymer membrane material easily. As a result, the sensing range of the present 3 D tactile sensor is easily tuned by varying the polymer material.
  • Keywords
    microsensors; piezoresistive devices; polymers; resistors; tactile sensors; 3-axes tactile sensor; MEMS; piezoresistive sensors; piezoresistors; polymer material; polymer membrane; polymer sensor; sensing cantilevers; tunable sensing range; Biomembranes; Chemical sensors; Doping; Force sensors; Micromechanical devices; Piezoresistance; Piezoresistive devices; Polymers; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Tactile sensors; Piezoresistor; Side-wall doping; Tactile sensor; Tunable membrane;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference, 2007. TRANSDUCERS 2007. International
  • Conference_Location
    Lyon
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0842-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1-4244-0842-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SENSOR.2007.4300419
  • Filename
    4300419