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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2019
National University Corporation Kagawa University, Takamatsu, JP;
Hidekuni Takao, Takamatsu, JP;
National University Corporation Kagawa University, Takamatsu, JP;
Abstract
A tactile sensor includes a base portion, a displacement portion, a displacement portion support body that supports the displacement portion in a displaceable manner in a first direction with respect to the base portion, a hair in a straight line arranged along a second direction, a hair fixing portion to which a base end of the hair is fixed, a hair fixing portion support body that turnably supports the hair fixing portion with respect to the displacement portion, a displacement detector that detects a displacement of the displacement portion with respect to the base portion, and a turn detector that detects a turn of the hair fixing portion with respect to the displacement portion. The sensations specific to the hairy skin, such as perception of a liquid surface and static electricity, can be detected from a shearing force and a moment acting on the hair.