Finger-inspired rigid-soft hybrid tactile sensor with superior sensitivity at high frequency

Jinhui Zhang; Haimin Yao; Jiaying Mo; Songyue Chen; Yu Xie; Shenglin Ma; Rui Chen; Tao Luo; Weisong Ling; Lifeng Qin; Zuankai Wang; Wei Zhou

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32827-7

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Finger-inspired rigid-soft hybrid tactile sensor with superior sensitivity at high frequency

Jinhui Zhang,
Haimin Yao,
Jiaying Mo,
Songyue Chen,
Yu Xie,
Shenglin Ma,
Rui Chen,
Tao Luo,
Weisong Ling,
Lifeng Qin,
Zuankai Wang,
Wei Zhou

Affiliations

Jinhui Zhang: Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University
Haimin Yao: Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Jiaying Mo: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Songyue Chen: Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University
Yu Xie: Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University
Shenglin Ma: Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University
Rui Chen: Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University
Tao Luo: Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University
Weisong Ling: Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University
Lifeng Qin: Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University
Zuankai Wang: Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong
Wei Zhou: Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Xiamen University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32827-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Designing efficient tactile sensors under high-frequency dynamic stimuli remains a challenge. Here, the authors demonstrate piezoelectric tactile sensor with sensitivity of 346.5 pCN−1, wide bandwidth of 5–600 Hz and a linear force detection range of 0.009–4.3 N using a rigid-soft hybrid force-transmission-layer in combination with a soft bottom substrate.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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