Large-Scale and Flexible Self-Powered Triboelectric Tactile Sensing Array for Sensitive Robot Skin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization
3.2. Tactile Feedback System
3.3. Application on Industrial Robot
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, H.; Ji, Z.; Xu, H.; Sun, M.; Chen, T.; Sun, L.; Chen, G.; Wang, Z. Large-Scale and Flexible Self-Powered Triboelectric Tactile Sensing Array for Sensitive Robot Skin. Polymers 2017, 9, 586. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9110586
Liu H, Ji Z, Xu H, Sun M, Chen T, Sun L, Chen G, Wang Z. Large-Scale and Flexible Self-Powered Triboelectric Tactile Sensing Array for Sensitive Robot Skin. Polymers. 2017; 9(11):586. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9110586
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Huicong, Zhangping Ji, Hui Xu, Ming Sun, Tao Chen, Lining Sun, Guodong Chen, and Zhenhua Wang. 2017. "Large-Scale and Flexible Self-Powered Triboelectric Tactile Sensing Array for Sensitive Robot Skin" Polymers 9, no. 11: 586. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym9110586