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A Tactile Sensor Network System Using a Multiple Sensor Platform with a Dedicated CMOS-LSI for Robot Applications.

Chenzhong Shao¹, Shuji Tanaka^2,3, Takahiro Nakayama⁴

¹Department of Robotics, Tohoku University, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan. shaochenzhong@mems.mech.tohoku.ac.jp.

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Summary

Researchers developed a novel multi-sensor system using dedicated Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) Large-Scale Integration (LSI) chips for robot tactile sensing. This system enables simultaneous temperature, capacitive, and resistive sensing for enhanced human-robot interaction.

Keywords:

multi-kind sensing multi-point bus connection next generation robot sensor platform LSI single-ended communication tactile sensor network system

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Sensor Technology
Materials Science

Background:

Human-robot interaction requires enhanced safety, reliability, and accuracy, which can be achieved through tactile sensation.
Integrating a large number of tactile sensors offers advantages like accurate object recognition, high sensitivity, and redundancy.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a multi-sensor system framework for a serial bus-based tactile sensor network.
To integrate Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) Large-Scale Integration (LSI) circuit chips as a core component for tactile sensing.

Main Methods:

Developed a sensor platform LSI supporting on-chip temperature sensors and off-chip capacitive/resistive tactile sensors.
Implemented a serial bus communication protocol for data acquisition from multiple sensors.
Constructed a multi-sensor system on a printed circuit board and later with flexible printed circuit cables.

Main Results:

Evaluated basic functions of the sensor platform LSI, including capacitance-to-digital and resistance-to-digital conversion.
Successfully acquired simultaneous temperature, capacitive, and resistive sensing data from nine sensors connected to two LSIs.
Demonstrated a functional multi-sensor system with 15 LSIs operating concurrently on a bus line.

Conclusions:

A multi-sensor system utilizing sensor platform LSIs for tactile sensing was successfully demonstrated.
The system supports temperature, capacitive, and resistive sensing, paving the way for widespread robot body coverage.
This development enhances the potential for realistic robot implementations and improved human-robot communication.