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22 January 2010 Advanced haptic sensor for measuring human skin conditions
Daisuke Tsuchimi, Takeshi Okuyama, Mami Tanaka
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Proceedings Volume 7500, ICMIT 2009: Mechatronics and Information Technology; 75000K (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858439
Event: ICMIT 2009: Mechatronics and Information Technology, 2009, Gwangju, Korea, Republic of
Abstract
This paper is concerned with the development of a tactile sensor using PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride) film as a sensory receptor of the sensor to evaluate softness, smoothness, and stickiness of human skin. Tactile sense is the most important sense in the sensation receptor of the human body along with eyesight, and we can examine skin condition quickly using these sense. But, its subjectivity and ambiguity make it difficult to quantify skin conditions. Therefore, development of measurement device which can evaluate skin conditions easily and objectively is demanded by dermatologists, cosmetic industries, and so on. In this paper, an advanced haptic sensor system that can measure multiple information of skin condition in various parts of human body is developed. The applications of the sensor system to evaluate softness, smoothness, and stickiness of skin are investigated through two experiments.
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Daisuke Tsuchimi, Takeshi Okuyama, and Mami Tanaka "Advanced haptic sensor for measuring human skin conditions", Proc. SPIE 7500, ICMIT 2009: Mechatronics and Information Technology, 75000K (22 January 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.858439
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

Ferroelectric polymers

Skin

Haptic technology

Surface roughness

Receptors

Statistical modeling

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