A flexible sensing system capable of sensations imitation and motion monitoring with reliable encapsulation

• Published in: Sensors and actuators. A. Physical. Vol. 279; pp. 424 - 432
• Main Authors: Li, Menglu, Zheng, Lei, Xu, Tianbai, Wo, Hualei, Farooq, Umar, Tan, Weiqiang, Bao, Changqian, Wang, Xiaozhi, Dong, Shurong, Guo, Wei, Luo, Jikui, Kim, Jong Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 15.08.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Encapsulation; Fingers; Flexible; Flexible components; Human motion; Monitoring; Object recognition; Pressure sensors; Prostheses; Robotic; Robotics; Sensation; Sensors; Signal processing; Signal transmission; Skin; Skin-Like sensor; Stiffness; Temperature sensors; Sensation; Encapsulation; Flexible; Robotic; Skin-Like sensor

•An encapsulation method for flexible electronics with excellent reliability is proposed.•A skin like system capable of imitating different sensations of the human skin is proposed.•A robot hand equipped with the flexible system can be used for judging the stiffness and the shape of the grasped subj...