A novel embedded distributed capacitive tactile sensor system designed to be installed on humanoid robots is presented. It provides pressure and shape information about the contacts with objects and the environment. The system is based on conformable mesh of sensors having triangular shape, interconnected in order to form a networked structure. Each triangle is a flexible substrate allowing the...

A hygrometer is an apparatus that measure humidity. Modern electronic devices use temperature of condensation or change in electrical capacitance to measure humidity difference. Humidity sensors are employed to provide an indication of moisture levels in the environment. To measure moisture level, various technologies are used. A capacitive type moisture sensor consisting of nanoporous thin fil...

In this paper, An analytical and simulation solution for touch mode Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) capacitive pressure sensor operating in harsh environment is proposed, The principle of the paper is to design, obtain analytical solution and compare the results with the simulation using coventor software for a circular diaphragm deflection before and after touch point. The material is c...

Thin films of Nickel phthalocynine (NiPc) of different thicknesses (100, 150 and 200 nm) were deposited by thermal evaporator on glass substrates with preliminary deposited aluminum electrodes to form Al/NiPc/Al surface-type capacitive humidity sensors. The capacitance-humidity relationships of the sensors were investigated at humidity levels from 35 to 90% RH. It was observed that the capacita...

A novel method for proximity detection of moving targets (with high dielectric constants) using a large-scale (the size of each sensor is 31 cm × 19 cm) planar capacitive sensor system (PCSS) is proposed. The capacitive variation with distance is derived, and a pair of electrodes in a planar capacitive sensor unit (PCSU) with a spiral shape is found to have better performance on sensitivity dis...

A continuous-time accelerometer interface is feasible when a high dynamic range together with a wide signal band is required. In this paper the implementation of a continuous-time force-feedback loop for a capacitive sensor element with a full-scale signal of ±1.5 g is presented. The interface is measured to attain a noise equivalent acceleration (NEA) density of 500 ng/ √ Hz at 30 Hz for the o...

Capacitive sensors are the most commonly used devices for the detection of humidity because they are inexpensive and the detection mechanism is very specific for humidity. However, especially for industrial processes, there is a lack of dielectrics that are stable at high temperature (>200 °C) and under harsh conditions. We present a capacitive sensor based on mesoporous silica as the dielectri...

In this paper we propose a novel interface circuit suitable for the read-out of both wide range floating capacitive and grounded/floating resistive sensors. This solution, employing only two Operational Amplifiers (OAs) as active blocks and some passive components, is based on a square-wave oscillating circuit topology which, instead of a voltage integration typically performed by other solutio...

In the framework of developing innovative microfabricated pressure sensors, we present here three designs based on different readout principles, each one tailored for a specific application. A touch mode capacitive pressure sensor with high sensitivity (14 pF/bar), low temperature dependence and high capacitive output signal (more than 100 pF) is depicted. An optical pressure sensor intrinsical...

Humidity sensors have been extensively used in various fields, and numerous problems are encountered when using humidity sensors, including low sensitivity, long response and recovery times, and narrow humidity detection ranges. Using graphene oxide (G-O) films as humidity sensing materials, we fabricate here a microscale capacitive humidity sensor. Compared with conventional capacitive humidit...