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A Skin-Inspired PDMS Optical Tactile Sensor Driven by a Convolutional Neural Network
Southeast Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Nanjing 211100, Jiangsu, Peoples R China..
Southeast Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Nanjing 211100, Jiangsu, Peoples R China..
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Intelligent systems.ORCID iD: 0009-0006-6337-4650
2024 (English)In: IEEE Sensors Journal, ISSN 1530-437X, E-ISSN 1558-1748, Vol. 24, no 6, p. 8651-8660Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Tactile sensors play a crucial role in enhancing the integration of automation, robotics, and biomedical equipment, particularly in perceptual functions. Optical fiber-based tactile sensors have gained significance due to their robustness and immunity to electromagnetic interference. However, existing optical fiber-based tactile sensors face limitations related to bio-imitation, scalability, and precise data processing algorithms. This study introduces a novel skin-inspired polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-manufactured tactile sensor utilizing a structured light source with low-cost light-emitting diodes and a multimode optical fiber, coupled with tactile information processing through a trained convolutional neural network (CNN). Specklegram images captured from the optical fiber are analyzed for force amplitude and tactile location. The CNN is trained, validated, and tested, achieving accuracies of 99.6%, 99.5%, and 99%, respectively. The tactile sensor demonstrates a spatial resolution of 2 mm and a force-sensing range up to 3 N. The confusion matrix, based on classification results, reveals only three misclassifications out of 315 tests, indicating a mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.95%. The spatial resolution and force-sensing capabilities, coupled with the machine learning approach of the proposed tactile sensor, showcase promising potential for future applications in tactile embodiment.

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2024. Vol. 24, no 6, p. 8651-8660
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Neural network, optical fiber, tactile sensor
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Computer graphics and computer vision
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-348601DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2024.3355555ISI: 001197673400139Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85183609612OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-348601DiVA, id: diva2:1877815
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Available from: 2024-06-26 Created: 2024-06-26 Last updated: 2025-02-07Bibliographically approved

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