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A robotic opto-tactile sensor for assessing object surface texture

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posted on 2017-12-06, 00:00 authored by Abdul MazidAbdul Mazid, A Russell
This paper presents the design construction and working principle of a new opto-tactile sensor. It can partially recognize an object by assessing its surface texture. The sensor is consisted of a piece of full-silvered mirror secured on a tactile end, optic fiber cables, and necessary electronic components. It utilizes the idea of tactile deflection obstructed by object profile irregularities what changes the intensity of reflected rays from the mirror. A correlation between that intensity changes depending on the variation of geometrical parameters of surface texture has been developed. The sensor is fabricated and tested for a number of objects demonstrating the variation of surface textures for different object samples in graphical form. The results can be used for robots or intelligent machines for partial recognition of objects evaluating their surface profile texture. This may be also a useful unit for designing intelligent machine systems.

History

Parent Title

2006 IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM), Bangcok, Thailand, 7th-9th June, 2006.

Start Page

387

End Page

391

Number of Pages

5

Start Date

2006-01-01

ISBN-10

1424400252

Location

Bangkok, Thailand

Publisher

IEEE

Place of Publication

Singapore

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

External Author Affiliations

Monash University;

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Name of Conference

IEEE Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics