Citation:
L. P. Jentoft, Y. Tenzer, D. Vogt, J. Liu, R. J. Wood, and R. D. Howe, “Flexible, Stretchable Tactile Arrays From MEMS Barometers,” in The 16th International Conference on Advanced Robotics, 2013.
Abstract:
Many applications for tactile sensors require a flexible, stretchable array to allow installation on curved surfaces or to measure forces on deformable objects. This paper presents a sensor array created with barometers and flexible printed circuit boards that delivers high sensitivity on a flexible, stretchable package using commercial off-the-shelf COTS) components: MEMS barometers and commercially-compatible flexible printed circuit boards. The array is demonstrated on the surface of a jamming gripper, where it provides the ability to sense grasping events and detect object shape.