• Optics and Precision Engineering
  • Vol. 22, Issue 8, 2151 (2014)
ZHANG Dong-zhi*, TONG Jun, LIU Zhe, and XIA Bo-kai
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    DOI: 10.3788/ope.20142208.2151 Cite this Article
    ZHANG Dong-zhi, TONG Jun, LIU Zhe, XIA Bo-kai. Tactile sensing characteristics of electroactive polymer film based flexible devices[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2014, 22(8): 2151 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    According to the development requirements of Electroactive Polymer (EAP)-based flexible and intelligent devices, the positive/inversive electro-mechanical properties of an EAP film and its electric power generation were proposed. A carbon nanotube-based flexible film electrode was fabricated on the EAP surface by using electrostatic-induced self-assembly technology, then a flexible sensing device was manufactured. The sensing characteristics for EAP under finger-bending gesture and a pedal touch test were investigated. The morphological observation by a scanning electron microscopy shows the carbon nanotube film to be high strength, dense and random network structures. The measurement of finger-bending gesture illustrates that the output voltage peak is in the range of 1.2-3.7 V under finger-bending angle of 15-90°, and also indicates the high linearity between output voltage peak and finger-bending angle with linear correlation coefficient of 0.9951. Furthermore, experimental result of EAP film device under the pedal touch shows that the output voltage peak is about 1 V with advantages of swift response and good repeatability. This work can provide the theoretic foundation and experimental supports for EAP-based electronic skin and tactile sensors.
    ZHANG Dong-zhi, TONG Jun, LIU Zhe, XIA Bo-kai. Tactile sensing characteristics of electroactive polymer film based flexible devices[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2014, 22(8): 2151
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