SBIR Phase I: Biomimetic Tactile Sensing for Industrial Robots

SBIR 第一阶段：工业机器人仿生触觉传感

• 批准号: 0912260
• 负责人: Nicholas Wettels
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: SynTouch LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0912260&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Biomimetic; Tactile; Sensing

This Small Business Innovative Research Phase I project is to develop a novel biomimetic technology for tactile sensing in which all sensors, connections and circuitry are protected from hostile environments.This project will refine existing designs into commercial products and it will test the transduction properties of the sensors and integrate them with signal processing electronics into self-contained modules. The immediate goal of the proposed research is to facilitate the production of customized tactile sensing arrays that can be incorporated onto mechatronic manipulanda of industrial robots. The research will include design, production engineering, prototype manufacturing and testing to achieve and demonstrate the sensitivity, dynamic range and durability required to perform as an industrial sensor. The results of the preliminary work show the ability of the technology to detect forces in the physiological range of a human finger, and to detect vibrations consistent with slip. Testing the sensitivity will be one key component of the research. The broader impacts and commercial potential of the proposed activities will be the development of a critical capability that will enable robots to interact with the physical world outside of rigid assembly-line environments. Importantly, the designs, materials and fabrication methods of the tactile sensors developed herein shall be suitable to support mass production and field servicing for robots involved in manufacturing of a wide range of goods. Commercial robots could have diverse and dramatic impact on society in manufacturing and service industries by automating repetitive tasks. Robots with tactile feedback will be able to identify and manipulate a wide range of objects. Telerobots with such sensors would offer benefits to society by reducing the need for people to work directly in dangerous environments.This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).

这个小型企业创新研究第一阶段项目是开发一种新的仿生触觉传感技术，其中所有传感器，连接和电路都受到保护，免受恶劣环境的影响。该项目将改进现有的设计，使其成为商业产品，并将测试传感器的转换特性，并将其与信号处理电子集成到独立的模块中。所提出的研究的直接目标是促进定制的触觉传感阵列，可以被纳入到机电manipulanda的工业机器人的生产。该研究将包括设计、生产工程、原型制造和测试，以实现并展示作为工业传感器所需的灵敏度、动态范围和耐用性。 初步工作的结果表明，该技术能够检测人类手指生理范围内的力，并检测与滑动一致的振动。测试灵敏度将是研究的一个关键组成部分。拟议活动的更广泛影响和商业潜力将是开发一种关键能力，使机器人能够在严格的装配线环境之外与物理世界互动。重要的是，本文开发的触觉传感器的设计、材料和制造方法应适合支持参与制造各种商品的机器人的大规模生产和现场服务。商用机器人可以通过自动化重复性任务，对制造业和服务业的社会产生多样化和巨大的影响。具有触觉反馈的机器人将能够识别和操纵各种物体。具有这种传感器的远程机器人将通过减少人们直接在危险环境中工作的需要而为社会带来好处。该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111 - 5）资助的。