Bio-inspired tactile sensor with arrayed structures based on electroactive polymers

Jin Wang; Hiroshi Sato; Minoru Taya

doi:10.1117/12.818075

6 April 2009 Bio-inspired tactile sensor with arrayed structures based on electroactive polymers

Jin Wang, Hiroshi Sato, Minoru Taya

Proceedings Volume 7287, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2009; 72872A (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818075
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We reported some work on flexible tactile sensors based on Flemion ionic polymer metal composites previously. In this work, we compared the signals in both voltage and current with the signals obtained from a giant nerve fiber reported previously by other researchers. We found some similarities between the artificial tactile sensor and the nerve fiber, in both of which ionic movement play a very important role. This bio-inspired Flemion based ionic polymer metal composites would be a good candidate for bio-related sensors especially for prosthetic limb socket interface applications.

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Jin Wang, Hiroshi Sato, and Minoru Taya "Bio-inspired tactile sensor with arrayed structures based on electroactive polymers", Proc. SPIE 7287, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2009, 72872A (6 April 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.818075

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