title: Biomimic Hairy Skin Tactile Sensor Based on Ferromagnetic Microwires.
abstract: We present a multifunctional tactile sensor inspired by human hairy skin structure, in which the sensitive hair sensor and the robust skin sensor are integrated into a single device via a pair of Co-based ferromagnetic microwire arrays in a very simple manner. The sensor possesses a self-tunable effective compliance with respect to the magnitude of the stimulus, allowing a wide range of loading force to be measured. The sensor also exhibits some amazing functions, such as air-flow detection, material property characterization, and excellent damage resistance. The novel sensing mechanism and structure provide a new strategy for designing multifunctional tactile sensors and show great potential applications on intelligent robot and sensing in harsh environments.
authors.affiliation: Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150080, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150080, China.
authors.forename: Lifeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.affiliation: Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150080, China.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150080, China.
authors.forename: Weicheng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.affiliation: School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology , Heilongjiang Sheng 150001, China.
authors.forename: Wenbo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150080, China.
authors.forename: Yibin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150080, China.
authors.forename: Rongguo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology , Harbin 150080, China.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D012867:Skin; D014110:Touch
keywords: artificial hairy skin sensor; ferromagnetic microwires; hair sensor; multifunctional sensor; skin sensor