Tactile Sensing From Laser-Ablated Metallized PET Films

Anindya Nag, Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay, Jürgen Kosel

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Abstract

This paper reports the design, fabrication, and implementation of a novel sensor patch developed from commercial polyethylene terephthalate films metallized with aluminum on one side. The aluminum was ablated with laser to form interdigitated electrodes to make sensor prototypes. The interdigitated electrodes were patterned on the substrate with a laser cutter. Characterization of the prototypes was done to determine their operating frequency followed by experimentation. The prototypes have been used as a tactile sensor showing promising results for using these patches in applications with contact pressures considerably lesser than normal human contact pressure.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)7-13
Number of pages7
JournalIEEE Sensors Journal
Volume17
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 17 2016

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