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Article

A Robust and Wearable Triboelectric Tactile Patch as Intelligent Human-Machine Interface

by
Zhiyuan Hu
1,
Junpeng Wang
1,
Yan Wang
1,2,
Chuan Wang
1,
Yawei Wang
1,
Ziyi Zhang
1,
Peng Xu
1,
Tiancong Zhao
3,
Yu Luan
1,
Chang Liu
1,
Lin Qiao
4,
Mingrui Shu
5,
Jianchun Mi
6,
Xinxiang Pan
7 and
Minyi Xu
1,*
1
Dalian Key Laboratory of Marine Micro/Nano Energy and Self-Powered Systems, Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
2
Center for Intelligent Sensors and MEMS (CISM), National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
3
School of Marine Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
4
Navigation College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
5
Institute for Ocean Engineering, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Shenzhen 518000, China
6
College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
7
School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Materials 2021, 14(21), 6366; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216366
Submission received: 23 September 2021 / Revised: 21 October 2021 / Accepted: 21 October 2021 / Published: 24 October 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Frontiers in Functional Materials for Bioelectronics and Biosensors)
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Abstract

The human–machine interface plays an important role in the diversified interactions between humans and machines, especially by swaping information exchange between human and machine operations. Considering the high wearable compatibility and self-powered capability, triboelectric-based interfaces have attracted increasing attention. Herein, this work developed a minimalist and stable interacting patch with the function of sensing and robot controlling based on triboelectric nanogenerator. This robust and wearable patch is composed of several flexible materials, namely polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), nylon, hydrogels electrode, and silicone rubber substrate. A signal-processing circuit was used in this patch to convert the sensor signal into a more stable signal (the deviation within 0.1 V), which provides a more effective method for sensing and robot control in a wireless way. Thus, the device can be used to control the movement of robots in real-time and exhibits a good stable performance. A specific algorithm was used in this patch to convert the 1D serial number into a 2D coordinate system, so that the click of the finger can be converted into a sliding track, so as to achieve the trajectory generation of a robot in a wireless way. It is believed that the device-based human–machine interaction with minimalist design has great potential in applications for contact perception, 2D control, robotics, and wearable electronics.
Keywords: triboelectric nanogenerator; hydrogels; tactile patch; human–machine interface; robot control triboelectric nanogenerator; hydrogels; tactile patch; human–machine interface; robot control
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Hu, Z.; Wang, J.; Wang, Y.; Wang, C.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Xu, P.; Zhao, T.; Luan, Y.; Liu, C.; et al. A Robust and Wearable Triboelectric Tactile Patch as Intelligent Human-Machine Interface. Materials 2021, 14, 6366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216366

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Hu Z, Wang J, Wang Y, Wang C, Wang Y, Zhang Z, Xu P, Zhao T, Luan Y, Liu C, et al. A Robust and Wearable Triboelectric Tactile Patch as Intelligent Human-Machine Interface. Materials. 2021; 14(21):6366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216366

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Hu, Zhiyuan, Junpeng Wang, Yan Wang, Chuan Wang, Yawei Wang, Ziyi Zhang, Peng Xu, Tiancong Zhao, Yu Luan, Chang Liu, and et al. 2021. "A Robust and Wearable Triboelectric Tactile Patch as Intelligent Human-Machine Interface" Materials 14, no. 21: 6366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216366

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Hu, Z., Wang, J., Wang, Y., Wang, C., Wang, Y., Zhang, Z., Xu, P., Zhao, T., Luan, Y., Liu, C., Qiao, L., Shu, M., Mi, J., Pan, X., & Xu, M. (2021). A Robust and Wearable Triboelectric Tactile Patch as Intelligent Human-Machine Interface. Materials, 14(21), 6366. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216366

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