Starting from human¿ sense of touch,¿ this paper reviews the state of tactile sensing in
robotics. The physiology, coding, and transferring tactile data and perceptual importance of …

A class of organic polymers, known as conducting polymers (CPs), has become increasingly
popular due to its unique electrical and optical properties. Material characteristics of CPs are …

This work covers the chemistry and physics of polymeric materials and their uses in the
fields of electronics, photonics, and biomedical engineering. It discusses the relationship …

A high resolution large-area array capable of resolving the three independent components
of a 2D triaxial contact stress profile has been developed. The array, composed of 4096 …

In this review the physical properties, mechanisms and models are reviewed which explain
the high piezoelectricity of the ferroelectric polymers of the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) …

Purpose–Reviews the benefits and potential application of tactile sensors for use with
robots. Design/methodology/approach–Includes the most recent advances in both the …

Detection of incipient slippage is of great importance in robotics for the control of grasping
and manipulation tasks. Together with fine-form reconstruction and primitive recognition, it …

Robotic devices–limited to the structured environment of manufacturing plants until few
years ago–are slowly making way into human life, which has led to the emergence of …

Sensors are essential to the fulfillment of every condition of haptic technology, and they
need simultaneously to sense shear stress as well as normal force, and temperature. They …

This paper presents an approach to dynamic planning and control of the perceptual
activities of an autonomous mobile robot equipped with multiple sensor systems. The robot …