A multi-axial optical fibre and linear polarizer based force and torque sensor for dexterous robotic fingertips

As robots play a more pervasive role in our everyday activities more and more research emphasis is being placed on having robots interact directly with humans, whether in terms of taking care of the elderly, medical interventions or performing dangerous or hazardous tasks. Another trend is for robot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sargeant, Ramon Bradley
Other Authors: Althoefer, Kaspar Alexander ; Seneviratne, Lakmal Dasarath
Published: King's College London (University of London) 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.676957