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Novel Tactile Sensor Technology and Smart Tactile Sensing Systems: A Review Zou, Liang; Ge, Chang; Wang, Z. Jane; Cretu, Edmond; Li, Xiaoou

Abstract

During the last decades, smart tactile sensing systems based on different sensing techniques have been developed due to their high potential in industry and biomedical engineering. However, smart tactile sensing technologies and systems are still in their infancy, as many technological and system issues remain unresolved and require strong interdisciplinary efforts to address them. This paper provides an overview of smart tactile sensing systems, with a focus on signal processing technologies used to interpret the measured information from tactile sensors and/or sensors for other sensory modalities. The tactile sensing transduction and principles, fabrication and structures are also discussed with their merits and demerits. Finally, the challenges that tactile sensing technology needs to overcome are highlighted.

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Novel Tactile Sensor Technology and Smart Tactile Sensing Systems: A Review
Creator
Zou, Liang; Ge, Chang; Wang, Z. Jane; Cretu, Edmond; Li, Xiaoou
Publisher
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Date Issued
2017-11-17
Description
During the last decades, smart tactile sensing systems based on different sensing techniques have been developed due to their high potential in industry and biomedical engineering. However, smart tactile sensing technologies and systems are still in their infancy, as many technological and system issues remain unresolved and require strong interdisciplinary efforts to address them. This paper provides an overview of smart tactile sensing systems, with a focus on signal processing technologies used to interpret the measured information from tactile sensors and/or sensors for other sensory modalities. The tactile sensing transduction and principles, fabrication and structures are also discussed with their merits and demerits. Finally, the challenges that tactile sensing technology needs to overcome are highlighted.
Subject
Smart tactile sensing; Microfabrication; Machine learning; Sensor fusion
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2019-07-04
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
CC BY 4.0
DOI
10.14288/1.0379736
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/70891
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Non UBC; Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of
Citation
Sensors 17 (11): 2653 (2017)
Publisher DOI
10.3390/s17112653
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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