PROSPECTIVE ELASTO-PLASTIC PRESSURE SENSORS - All-Elasto-Plastic Polyisoprene/Nanostructured Carbon Pressure Sensing Element

Maris Knite, Juris Zavickis, Gatis Podins, Raimonds Orlovs, Kaspars Ozols

2009

Abstract

Our further achievements in the design, processing and studies of physical properties of elastomer – nano-structured carbon composites as prospective compressive strain sensor materials for robotic tactile elements as well as for other automatic systems are presented. Composites made of polyisoprene matrix and high-structure carbon nanoparticle filler have been designed and manufactured to develop polymer nano-composites for flexible, entirely polymeric pressure sensing elements. Electrical resistance of the composites as a function of mechanical strain and pressure is studied. SEM pictures of cross-section surface of sensing elements are analyzed.

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Knite M., Zavickis J., Podins G., Orlovs R. and Ozols K. (2009). PROSPECTIVE ELASTO-PLASTIC PRESSURE SENSORS - All-Elasto-Plastic Polyisoprene/Nanostructured Carbon Pressure Sensing Element . In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-674-000-9, pages 409-412. DOI: 10.5220/0002200604090412


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco09,
author={Maris Knite and Juris Zavickis and Gatis Podins and Raimonds Orlovs and Kaspars Ozols},
title={PROSPECTIVE ELASTO-PLASTIC PRESSURE SENSORS - All-Elasto-Plastic Polyisoprene/Nanostructured Carbon Pressure Sensing Element},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,},
year={2009},
pages={409-412},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002200604090412},
isbn={978-989-674-000-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 1: ICINCO,
TI - PROSPECTIVE ELASTO-PLASTIC PRESSURE SENSORS - All-Elasto-Plastic Polyisoprene/Nanostructured Carbon Pressure Sensing Element
SN - 978-989-674-000-9
AU - Knite M.
AU - Zavickis J.
AU - Podins G.
AU - Orlovs R.
AU - Ozols K.
PY - 2009
SP - 409
EP - 412
DO - 10.5220/0002200604090412