Integrated Behavior of Artificial Skin

Abstract

This paper deals with a system of planary distributed transducers called "Artificial skin." The material used for this purpose is soft, homogeneous and elastic. The Belgrade hand prosthesis is covered with it. The aim of this paper is to find those properties of the sensor unit which would enable the optimal integrated behavior of the whole system to be obtained. Two basic integral properties of artificial skin are implemented: tactile perception and perception proportional to pressure on the skin. From this it is possible to have slipping perception of the grasped objects.