Design and fabrication of tactile sensors based on electroactive polymer composites

Jin Wang; Chunye Xu; Minoru Taya; Yasuo Kuga

doi:10.1117/12.715064

5 April 2007 Design and fabrication of tactile sensors based on electroactive polymer composites

Jin Wang, Chunye Xu, Minoru Taya, Yasuo Kuga

Proceedings Volume 6524, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2007; 65241K (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.715064
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Electroactive polymers, Nafion and Flemion, have been widely investigated as actuator materials due to their good performance, such as light weight, good flexibility, low actuation voltage, large strain. However, less research work has been done on the sensing behaviors of these materials. In this work, we design and fabricate a tactile sensor based on Flemion with water as solvent. Several mechano-electro relationships were obtained when different mechanical input pulses were applied. According to the experiment results, Flemion-based composite could survive much longer time as sensor materials than that as actuator materials in air. By proper design and fabrication, a tactile sensor for potential three-dimensional sensing could be achieved based on this material. Electroactive based polymers would be a good candidate for bio-related sensors especially for artificial derma applications.

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Jin Wang, Chunye Xu, Minoru Taya, and Yasuo Kuga "Design and fabrication of tactile sensors based on electroactive polymer composites", Proc. SPIE 6524, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2007, 65241K (5 April 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.715064

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