Development of Efficient Tactile Sensing System for Humanoid Robotics

Abstract:

This paper is related to the development of ASIC for tactile sensing system in humanoid robots. First of all, it is necessary to choose the best sensor for tactile sensing in humanoid robots. A large number of sensors like capacitive, resistive, piezoresistive, tunnel effective, optical, ultrasonic, magnetism based, piezoelectric sensors are available in market for tactile sensing. Not all the sensors are suitable for tactile sensing at all locations of humanoid robotics. We need to use different sensors for different locations in humanoid robotics like fingerprints and belly. Fingerprints of robot are most important part where we need a huge number of sensors on a limited place. As we need a large amount of data for exact modeling of properties contact surface so we require data from a large number of tactile sensors and hence we need to develop an array of tactile sensors.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 232)
• Pages: 372-376
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.232.372
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Muhammad Imran Khan, Abdul Mannan Khan, Muhammad Khurram Saleem, Ahmed Nouman
• Keywords: ASIC, Humanoid Robotics, Sensor, Tactile Sensing

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