TY - JOUR
T1 - Simple and low-cost fabrication of flexible capacitive tactile sensors
AU - Kasahara, Takashi
AU - Mizushima, Masanori
AU - Shinohara, Hidetoshi
AU - Obata, Tsutomu
AU - Futakuchi, Tomoaki
AU - Shoji, Shuichi
AU - Mizuno, Jun
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - We fabricated novel flexible capacitive tactile sensors that can detect both the direction and distribution of an applied force. The sensor consists of a conductive silicone rubber as a movable electrode and fixed electrodes formed on a poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film with silver paste. The dimensions of sensor head are 10:4 × 10:4 × 0:8mm3. We developed the tactile sensor using screen-printing techniques and atmosphericpressure plasma pretreatments. We experimentally evaluated the tactile responses to the applied force. The sensor detected the input forcedistribution with a force ranging up to 10N. The flexible thin PET film substrate enables fitting to the tight space and curved surface, and this capacitive tactile sensor is applicable for low-cost controllers of cellular phones and personal computers.
AB - We fabricated novel flexible capacitive tactile sensors that can detect both the direction and distribution of an applied force. The sensor consists of a conductive silicone rubber as a movable electrode and fixed electrodes formed on a poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film with silver paste. The dimensions of sensor head are 10:4 × 10:4 × 0:8mm3. We developed the tactile sensor using screen-printing techniques and atmosphericpressure plasma pretreatments. We experimentally evaluated the tactile responses to the applied force. The sensor detected the input forcedistribution with a force ranging up to 10N. The flexible thin PET film substrate enables fitting to the tight space and curved surface, and this capacitive tactile sensor is applicable for low-cost controllers of cellular phones and personal computers.
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U2 - 10.1143/JJAP.50.016502
DO - 10.1143/JJAP.50.016502
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79951505519
SN - 0021-4922
VL - 50
JO - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
JF - Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers & Short Notes
IS - 1
M1 - 016502
ER -