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Printed Soft Sensor with Passivation Layers for the Detection of Object Slippage by a Robotic Gripper.

ABSTRACT: Tactile sensing, particularly the detection of object slippage, is required for skillful object handling by robotic grippers. The real-time measurement and identification of the dynamic shear forces that result from slippage events are crucial for slip detection and effective object interaction. In this study, a ferroelectric polymer-based printed soft sensor for object slippage detection was developed and fabricated by screen printing. The proposed sensor demonstrated a sensitivity of 8.2 ?C·cm-2 and was responsive to shear forces applied in both the parallel and perpendicular directions. An amplifier circuit, based on a printed organic thin-film transistor, was applied and achieved a high sensitivity of 0.1 cm2/V·s. Therefore, this study experimentally demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed printable high-sensitivity tactile sensor, which could serve as part of a wearable robotic e-skin. The sensor could facilitate the production of a system to detect and prevent the slippage of objects from robotic grippers.

SUBMITTER: Miura R

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7599578 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Printed Soft Sensor with Passivation Layers for the Detection of Object Slippage by a Robotic Gripper.

Miura Reo R Sekine Tomohito T Wang Yi-Fei YF Hong Jinseo J Watanabe Yushi Y Ito Keita K Shouji Yoshinori Y Takeda Yasunori Y Kumaki Daisuke D Santos Fabrice Domingues Dos FDD Miyabo Atsushi A Tokito Shizuo S

Micromachines 20201008 10

Tactile sensing, particularly the detection of object slippage, is required for skillful object handling by robotic grippers. The real-time measurement and identification of the dynamic shear forces that result from slippage events are crucial for slip detection and effective object interaction. In this study, a ferroelectric polymer-based printed soft sensor for object slippage detection was developed and fabricated by screen printing. The proposed sensor demonstrated a sensitivity of 8.2 μC·cm ...[more]

PMID: 33049953

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Printed Soft Sensor with Passivation Layers for the Detection of Object Slippage by a Robotic Gripper.

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Printed Soft Sensor with Passivation Layers for the Detection of Object Slippage by a Robotic Gripper.

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