Functional Tactile Sensors

1. Introduction to tactile sensors
   2. Fundamentals of tactile sensing
   3. Tactile sensors based on resistive structures
   4. Tactile sensors based on capacitive structures
   5. Tactile sensors based on transistor structures
   6. Piezoelectric materials for tactile sensor applications
   7. Triboelectric nanogenerators for tactile sensor applications
   8. Mechanoluminescence materials for tactile sensor applications
   9. Tactile sensors for artificial intelligence applications
   10. Challenges, possible strategies and conclusions of tactile sensing technologies

Functional Tactile Sensors: Materials, Devices and Integrations focuses on the subject of novel materials design and device integration of tactile sensors for functional applications. The book addresses the design, materials characteristics, device operation principles, specialized device application and mechanisms of the latest reported tactile sensors. The emphasis of the book lies in the materials science aspects of tactile sensors—understanding the relationship between material properties and device performance. It will be an ideal resource for researchers working in materials science, engineering and physics.

• Includes the latest advances and recent developments in tactile sensors for artificial intelligence applications
• Reviews the relationship between materials properties and device performance
• Addresses materials and device design strategies for targeted sensing applications

Materials Scientists and Engineers, Electrical Engineers