Tactile Sensor Sub-System Utilizing a Fingertip-Shaped      Sensor with Shear Force-Sensing Capability
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A significant need exists in the field of dexterous robotics               and teleoperation for tactile feedback generated by high-resolution             tactile displays.  It is proposed that a tactile sensor sub-system              be developed consisting of a microprocessor-based tactile data                  acquisition and analysis system coupled to an innovative fingertip-             shaped tactile sensor with normal and shear force-sensing                       capability.  The primary efforts of this project shall include (1)              modification of an existing, high-resolution, optical tactile sensor            (manufactured by BEGEJ CORPORATION) by development of sensing                   elements capable of detecting shear forces in addition to normal                forces, and (2) integration of the optical tactile sensor into a                complete, microprocessor-based tactile sensing sub-system capable of            autonomous tactile data acquisition, pre-processing and analysis.
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{'Code': '5371', 'Text': 'SBIR Phase I'}
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