Tohoku University Technology: Sensor unit and sensor: T20-156
Integrated and multi modal sensor system
Currently, robots are being introduced in many industrial fields to solve the problem of the working population decrease. In order for robots to perform the same tasks as human in the future, it is important for them to have sensors for senses other than vision (force, pressure, temperature, cold, etc.). For this reason, the development of compact and high-sensitivity sensor using microelectromechanical system technology is underway as sensor for force measurement acting on object. However, the current technology is unable to adequately detect the applied force depending on the direction of the external force. This invention is able to provide a sensor unit and a sensor which detect externally applied force from various directions. It can also provide sensor unit that can obtain a variety of information with a single element. This invention uses a continuous magneto strictive film with many convex 3D shape sensors projecting in the 1st direction relative to the reference plane, which enable the force detection from various directions applied from the exterior.
- Company:Tohoku Techno Arch Co., Ltd.
- Price:Other