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A silicon-based tactile sensor for finger-mounted applications

D J Beebe1, D D Denton, R G Radwin

  • 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Beckman Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 61801, USA. dbeebe@uiuc.edu

IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering
|February 25, 1998
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This study introduces a flexible silicon force sensor for human subject testing. The taller dome design improved sensitivity, showing potential for accurate force and direction measurement.

Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

  • Accurate force sensing is crucial for human-subject interaction studies.
  • Existing force sensors may lack flexibility or sensitivity for dynamic human movements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a novel silicon-based force sensor in a flexible package.
  • To assess the sensor's performance and sensitivity during human subject testing.

Main Methods:

  • A silicon diaphragm force sensor with a Torlon dome was designed and fabricated.
  • Two dome heights (0.5 mm and 1.5 mm) were compared for sensitivity.
  • Dynamic calibration and tracking experiments were conducted on five human subjects wearing the sensor on their thumb.

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Main Results:

  • The sensor with the taller dome (1.5 mm) exhibited enhanced sensitivity.
  • Both applied force and loading direction were statistically significant factors (P < 0.05).
  • Subject variability contributed 8.7% to the variance; loading direction contributed 1.9%.

Conclusions:

  • The flexible silicon force sensor demonstrates promising performance for human subject applications.
  • The taller dome design offers improved sensitivity, crucial for precise force measurement.
  • Further research is needed to address subject-dependent errors in force tracking.