Abstract
Tactile sensing plays a crucial role in robot manipulation, robot interaction, and health monitoring. Because of high sensitivity, simple structure, and superior interference immunity, optical tactile sensors based on optical imaging or optical conduction have been one of the most active research. Herein, a novel liquid lens-based optical sensor (LLOS) is presented. Different with existed optical tactile sensors, the main body of the proposed sensor belongs to a variable-focus optical lens with a liquid-membrane structure, and its focal length is changed with the contact force, thereby changing the propagation direction of light and affecting the perceived light intensity of the photosensitive element. By conducting some testing experiments, the LLOS demonstrates fast response (about 0.021 s), stable dynamic response characteristics, and good linearity (R-squared is about 0.99), repeated measurement accuracy (<0.006 V), and measurement accuracy (<0.2 N). Hence, the LLOS provides a new and promising method to measure tactile and has potential application in robotics nondestructive grasping and interactive input devices.
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