Semi-flexible Bionic Whisker Sensor Based on Triboelectric Nanogenerators

• Published in: 2021 International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Electromechanical Automation (AIEA) pp. 194 - 198
• Main Authors: Wang, Xinyu, Xu, Peng, Liu, Jianhua, Wang, Siyuan, Chen, Tianyu, Guan, Tangzhen, Tao, Jin, Xu, Minyi
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Bionic whisker sensor; Nanogenerators; Optical fiber sensors; Robot sensing systems; Self-powered; Semi-flexible; Shafts; Solid modeling; Technological innovation; Triboelectric nanogenerators; Unmanned underwater vehicles

Tactile sensing can provide sufficient cues concerning the geometry and texture of the contact in unknown environments. This paper proposes a semi-flexible triboelectric bionic whisker sensor (TBWS) as a novel scheme for robotic tactile perception. To be specific, it comprises power generation units...