TY - GEN
T1 - Novel force sensor using vibrating piezoelectric element
AU - Motoo, Kohei
AU - Arai, Fumihito
AU - Yamada, Yuji
AU - Fukuda, Toshio
AU - Matsuno, Takayuki
AU - Matsuura, Hideo
PY - 2005/12/1
Y1 - 2005/12/1
N2 - We propose a novel tactile sensor, of which sensitivity and sensing range is adjustable. This sensor is a mechanical resonator sensor using a piezoelectric bimorph which measures elastic deformation of media by external force. The sensor is robust and has self-sensing capability. We derived the relationship between sensor output and spring constant at each vibration mode by the piezoelectric analysis and vibration analysis. The validity of sensor was demonstrated by experiment. As an application, a robot fingertip with tactile sensor was fabricated and evaluated.
AB - We propose a novel tactile sensor, of which sensitivity and sensing range is adjustable. This sensor is a mechanical resonator sensor using a piezoelectric bimorph which measures elastic deformation of media by external force. The sensor is robust and has self-sensing capability. We derived the relationship between sensor output and spring constant at each vibration mode by the piezoelectric analysis and vibration analysis. The validity of sensor was demonstrated by experiment. As an application, a robot fingertip with tactile sensor was fabricated and evaluated.
KW - Mechanical resonator sensor
KW - Robot finger
KW - Sensitivity control self-sensing
KW - Tactile sensor
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U2 - 10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570502
DO - 10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570502
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33846179689
SN - 078038914X
SN - 9780780389144
T3 - Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
SP - 2582
EP - 2587
BT - Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
T2 - 2005 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation
Y2 - 18 April 2005 through 22 April 2005
ER -