@inproceedings{83908bf61d4740448c2e8de505f67867,
title = "Basic study on a soft tactile sensor based on subcutaneous tissue with collagen fibers",
abstract = "Humans have a high sensitivity and a broad receptive field in tactile function and the skin performs an important role to propagate mechanical stimulation to mechanoreceptors. Previously, a finite element analysis using a skin model with collagen fibers revealed that the collagen fibers disperse stress concentrations in subcutaneous tissue. Thus, this paper presents the development of a soft tactile sensor having a structure of the subcutaneous tissue composed of adipose tissue and the collagen fibers by using urethane resins. As a sensing element, the compression of the adipose tissue part occurred by deformation on the sensor{\textquoteright}s surface is measured by using the water level. A response of the proposed sensor is compared with a response of a sensor having a conventional uniform structure. The results indicate that the proposed sensor has a broad receptive field maintaining a high sensitivity as compared with the uniform sensor.",
keywords = "Broad receptive field, Collagen fiber, Subcutaneous tissue, Tactile sensor",
author = "Yuto Sonoi and Yoshihiro Tanaka and Masayoshi Hashimoto and Motoaki Fukasawa and Nobuteru Usuda and Yoshito Otake and Manabu Fukumoto and Akihito Sano",
year = "2016",
month = jan,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-42324-1_4",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783319423234",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer-Verlag",
pages = "35--43",
editor = "Fernando Bello and Yon Visell and Hiroyuki Kajimoto",
booktitle = "Haptics",
note = "10th International Conference on Haptics: Perception, Devices, Control, and Applications, EuroHaptics 2016 ; Conference date: 04-07-2016 Through 07-07-2016",
}