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A Self-Powered Six-Axis Tactile Sensor by Using Triboelectric Mechanism
Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are highly promising because they can scavenge energy from their working environment to sustainably power wearable/mobile electronics. In this work, we propose a novel and straightforward strategy for six-axis force detection and object controlling by using a sel...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6071088/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29986476 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano8070503 |
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author | Chen, Tao Shi, Qiongfeng Yang, Zhan Liu, Jinchang Liu, Huicong Sun, Lining Lee, Chengkuo |
author_facet | Chen, Tao Shi, Qiongfeng Yang, Zhan Liu, Jinchang Liu, Huicong Sun, Lining Lee, Chengkuo |
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description | Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are highly promising because they can scavenge energy from their working environment to sustainably power wearable/mobile electronics. In this work, we propose a novel and straightforward strategy for six-axis force detection and object controlling by using a self-powered sensor based on TENG. The self-powered sensor can be used in diversified tactile sensing and energy saving applications, which has been demonstrated to be able to detect normal force in the range of 0–18 N. Using the vector properties of external force, six-axis directions in three-dimensional (3D) space is detected. Additionally, it is fabricated with environmental friendly materials, i.e., galinstan and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), promoting its applications in more diversified situations. Because of the available and high output voltage as well as the low internal impedance, the self-powered sensor is readily compatible with commercial signal processing and management circuits. The device presented in this work shows robust structure and stable output performance, enabling itself as an ideal human machine interface in self-powered, batteryless, and electric energy saving applications. |
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spelling | pubmed-60710882018-08-09 A Self-Powered Six-Axis Tactile Sensor by Using Triboelectric Mechanism Chen, Tao Shi, Qiongfeng Yang, Zhan Liu, Jinchang Liu, Huicong Sun, Lining Lee, Chengkuo Nanomaterials (Basel) Article Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are highly promising because they can scavenge energy from their working environment to sustainably power wearable/mobile electronics. In this work, we propose a novel and straightforward strategy for six-axis force detection and object controlling by using a self-powered sensor based on TENG. The self-powered sensor can be used in diversified tactile sensing and energy saving applications, which has been demonstrated to be able to detect normal force in the range of 0–18 N. Using the vector properties of external force, six-axis directions in three-dimensional (3D) space is detected. Additionally, it is fabricated with environmental friendly materials, i.e., galinstan and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), promoting its applications in more diversified situations. Because of the available and high output voltage as well as the low internal impedance, the self-powered sensor is readily compatible with commercial signal processing and management circuits. The device presented in this work shows robust structure and stable output performance, enabling itself as an ideal human machine interface in self-powered, batteryless, and electric energy saving applications. MDPI 2018-07-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6071088/ /pubmed/29986476 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano8070503 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Chen, Tao Shi, Qiongfeng Yang, Zhan Liu, Jinchang Liu, Huicong Sun, Lining Lee, Chengkuo A Self-Powered Six-Axis Tactile Sensor by Using Triboelectric Mechanism |
title | A Self-Powered Six-Axis Tactile Sensor by Using Triboelectric Mechanism |
title_full | A Self-Powered Six-Axis Tactile Sensor by Using Triboelectric Mechanism |
title_fullStr | A Self-Powered Six-Axis Tactile Sensor by Using Triboelectric Mechanism |
title_full_unstemmed | A Self-Powered Six-Axis Tactile Sensor by Using Triboelectric Mechanism |
title_short | A Self-Powered Six-Axis Tactile Sensor by Using Triboelectric Mechanism |
title_sort | self-powered six-axis tactile sensor by using triboelectric mechanism |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6071088/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29986476 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano8070503 |
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