Effect of conductive ink on transfer characteristics of pressure into electric signal for tactile sensors
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Faculty of Engineering, Kamýcká 129, CZ165 21 Prague, Czech Republic
*Correspondence: volf@tf.czu.cz
Abstract:
The article deals with tactile sensors with circular electrodes in which conductive ink was used as a converter converting pressure into an electric signal. The article briefly describes theoretical background of this issue and presents several appropriate converters, from which the tested ink was selected. The measurement process is described in detail, and subsequently the dependence of resistivity on the thickness of the deposited ink layer is studied and the properties of various setups were compared. Finally, the results are summarized and the main issues are pointed out.
Key words:
Conductive elastomer, conductive ink, tactile sensors and transducers