Integration of Fiber-Optic Sensor Arrays into a Multi-Modal Tactile Sensor Processing System for Robotic End-Effectors
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DFKI GmbH, Robotics Innovation Center (RIC), Robert-Hooke-Str. 1, Bremen D-28359, Germany
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Robotics Group, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Bremen,Robert-Hooke-Str. 1, Bremen D-28359, Germany
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Sensors 2014, 14(4), 6854-6876; https://doi.org/10.3390/s140406854
Received: 7 January 2014
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Revised: 1 April 2014
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Accepted: 11 April 2014
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Published: 16 April 2014
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tactile Sensors and Sensing Systems)
With the increasing complexity of robotic missions and the development towards long-term autonomous systems, the need for multi-modal sensing of the environment increases. Until now, the use of tactile sensor systems has been mostly based on sensing one modality of forces in the robotic end-effector. The use of a multi-modal tactile sensory system is motivated, which combines static and dynamic force sensor arrays together with an absolute force measurement system. This publication is focused on the development of a compact sensor interface for a fiber-optic sensor array, as optic measurement principles tend to have a bulky interface. Mechanical, electrical and software approaches are combined to realize an integrated structure that provides decentralized data pre-processing of the tactile measurements. Local behaviors are implemented using this setup to show the effectiveness of this approach.
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Kampmann, P.; Kirchner, F. Integration of Fiber-Optic Sensor Arrays into a Multi-Modal Tactile Sensor Processing System for Robotic End-Effectors. Sensors 2014, 14, 6854-6876. https://doi.org/10.3390/s140406854
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Kampmann P, Kirchner F. Integration of Fiber-Optic Sensor Arrays into a Multi-Modal Tactile Sensor Processing System for Robotic End-Effectors. Sensors. 2014; 14(4):6854-6876. https://doi.org/10.3390/s140406854
Chicago/Turabian StyleKampmann, Peter, and Frank Kirchner. 2014. "Integration of Fiber-Optic Sensor Arrays into a Multi-Modal Tactile Sensor Processing System for Robotic End-Effectors" Sensors 14, no. 4: 6854-6876. https://doi.org/10.3390/s140406854
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