Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 01, 2022 - June 04, 2022
A slip detection sensor with arrayed microscale wave-shaped walls was developed to mount a robot hand. The microstructure is made of polydimethylsiloxane, a highly flexible elastomer. A piezoelectric film made of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) was coated on the surface of microstructures. When an object grasped by the robot hand slips, the microstructure on the sensor deforms, then the piezoelectric thin film outputs a voltage signal. The effects of the shape of microstructure and PVDF coating conditions on the sensor characteristics were evaluated in this study.
