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SOFT ROBOTICS
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MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/soro.2022.0191
Keywords
tactile sensing system; electronic skin; real-time sensing; multiple signal detection; 3D interconnection; soft tactile sensors
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In this study, a real-time and multimodal tactile system was developed to mimic the function of human skin. The system is capable of acquiring different types of tactile information simultaneously and differentiating between various tactile stimuli, texture characteristics, and consecutive complex motions.
A human can intuitively perceive and comprehend complicated tactile information because the cutaneous receptors distributed in the fingertip skin receive different tactile stimuli simultaneously and the tactile signals are immediately transmitted to the brain. Although many research groups have attempted to mimic the structure and function of human skin, it remains a challenge to implement human-like tactile perception process inside one system. In this study, we developed a real-time and multimodal tactile system that mimics the function of cutaneous receptors and the transduction of tactile stimuli from receptors to the brain, by using multiple sensors, a signal processing and transmission circuit module, and a signal analysis module. The proposed system is capable of simultaneously acquiring four types of decoupled tactile information with a compact system, thereby enabling differentiation between various tactile stimuli, texture characteristics, and consecutive complex motions. This skin-like three-dimensional integrated design provides further opportunities in multimodal tactile sensing systems.
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