Electrical Resistance Characteristics of Electro-adhesive Gel Sheet While Fixing Conductor Object

Abstract

In this study, Electro-Adhesive Gel Sheet (EAGS) was fabricated. It is suggested that the electrical resistance characteristics of EAGS could be applied as slip detection sensors or contact detection sensors. EAG is a functional elastomer which can change surface adhesiveness depending on an electric field, and EAGS is a sheet of EAG fabricated on a flexible electrode sheet. It was found that slipping on the surface when grasping an object or contact with a grounded conductor changes the resistance inside the EAGS, and the mechanism was analyzed from an engineering point of view.