A biomimetic elastomeric robot skin using electrical impedance and acoustic tomography for tactile sensing

K Park, H Yuk, M Yang, J Cho, H Lee, J Kim - Science Robotics, 2022 - science.org
Human skin perceives physical stimuli applied to the body and mitigates the risk of physical
interaction through its soft and resilient mechanical properties. Social robots would benefit …

Recent developments in impedance-based tactile sensors: A review

Z Cui, Y Yu, H Wang - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the past decades, tactile sensors have been well developed and utilized in many fields,
including intelligent robots, human–computer interaction, health care, and recreational …

Intelligent sensory systems toward soft robotics

Z Luo, W Cheng, T Zhao, N Xiang - Applied Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Soft robots have gained significant attention owing to their intrinsically safe and elastic
structure. However, merely ensuring safety at the material and structural levels is just the first …

Deep neural network based electrical impedance tomographic sensing methodology for large-area robotic tactile sensing

H Park, K Park, S Mo, J Kim - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) based tactile sensor offers significant benefits on
practical deployment because of its sparse electrode allocation, including durability, large …

Variable sensitivity multimaterial robotic e-skin combining electronic and ionic conductivity using electrical impedance tomography

A Costa Cornellà, D Hardman, L Costi, J Brancart… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Electronic skins (e-skins) aim to replicate the capabilities of human skin by integrating
electronic components and advanced materials into a flexible, thin, and stretchable …

A hierarchical framework for robot safety using whole-body tactile sensors

S Jiang, LLS Wong - 2024 IEEE International Conference on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Using tactile signal is a natural way to perceive potential dangers and safeguard robots. One
possible method is to use full-body tactile sensors on the robot and perform safety …

Adaptive optimal measurement algorithm for ERT-based large-area tactile sensors

K Park, H Lee, KJ Kuchenbecker… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electrical resistance tomography (ERT) is an inferential imaging technique that has shown
promising results for enabling large-area tactile sensors constructed from a piezoresistive …

Location-dependent performance of large-area piezoresistive tactile sensors based on electrical impedance tomography

Y Chen, H Liu - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The technique of electrical impedance tomography (EIT) has been recognized as a
promising method to design tactile sensors with continuous sensing capability over a large …

Neural-gas network-based optimal design method for ERT-based whole-body robotic skin

K Park, J Kim - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Electrical resistance tomography (ERT) is an inferential imaging technique that has been
utilized to develop large-scale robotic skin due to its scalable and practical properties. The …

Physics-based simulation and machine learning for the practical implementation of EIT-based tactile sensors

N Biasi, A Gargano, L Arcarisi… - IEEE Sensors …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work reports an innovative framework toward the practical implementation of tactile
sensors based on electrical impedance tomography. Particularly, we tested our framework …