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Triboelectrification based Multifunctional Tactile Sensors

  • Park, Hyosik (Department of Energy Science and Engineering Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)) ;
  • Kim, Jeongeun (Department of Energy Science and Engineering Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)) ;
  • Lee, Ju-Hyuck (Department of Energy Science and Engineering Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST))
  • Received : 2022.04.29
  • Accepted : 2022.05.27
  • Published : 2022.05.31
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Abstract

Advanced tactile sensors are receiving significant attention in various industries such as extended reality, electronic skin, organic user interfaces, and robotics. The capabilities of advanced tactile sensors require a variety of functions, including position sensing, pressure sensing, and material recognition. Moreover, they should comsume less power and be bio-friendly with human contact. Recently, a tactile sensor based on the triboelectrification effect was developed. Triboelectric tactile sensors have the advantages of wide material availability, simple structure, and low manufacturing cost. Because they generate electricity by contact, they have low power consumption compared to conventional tactile sensors such as capacitive and piezoresistive. Furthermore, they have the ability to recognize the contact material as well as execute position and pressure sensing functions using the triboelectrification effect. The aim of this study is to introduce the progress of research on triboelectrification-based tactile sensors with various functions such as position sensing, pressure sensing and contact material recognition.

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This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea 2020R1C1C1007436.

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