State Key Laboratory of Transducer Technology, Institute of Electronics Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
School of Electronic, Electrical, and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
Sensors (Basel). 2018 Mar 22;18(4):948. doi: 10.3390/s18040948.
Over the last two decades, considerable scientific and technological efforts have been devoted to developing tactile sensing based on a variety of transducing mechanisms, with prospective applications in many fields such as human-machine interaction, intelligent robot tactile control and feedback, and tactile sensorized minimally invasive surgery. This paper starts with an introduction of human tactile systems, followed by a presentation of the basic demands of tactile sensors. State-of-the-art tactile sensors are reviewed in terms of their diverse sensing mechanisms, design consideration, and material selection. Subsequently, typical performances of the sensors, along with their advantages and disadvantages, are compared and analyzed. Two major potential applications of tactile sensing systems are discussed in detail. Lastly, we propose prospective research directions and market trends of tactile sensing systems.
在过去的二十年中，人们投入了大量的科学和技术努力来开发基于各种转换机制的触觉感知技术，其潜在应用领域包括人机交互、智能机器人触觉控制和反馈以及触觉传感器微创手术等。本文首先介绍了人类触觉系统，然后介绍了触觉传感器的基本要求。根据不同的传感机制、设计考虑因素和材料选择，综述了最新的触觉传感器。随后，比较和分析了传感器的典型性能及其优缺点。详细讨论了触觉传感系统的两个主要潜在应用。最后，提出了触觉传感系统的未来研究方向和市场趋势。
