Flexible and large area pressure sensors for human-neuroprostheses and human-neurorobotic interface assessment

Promising results on flexible and large area pressure sensors for human-neuroprostheses and humanneurobotic interface assessment are presented. Array sensors of 4x4 and 8x8 based on polymer and plastic electronics have been fabricated and characterized with a resolution of 1 and 0.25 cm2. The working pressure range is between 0 and 1 Kg/cm2 and the offset measured is around 0.03 Kg/cm2. The response time is around 1 ms.

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