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Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials

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Skin and Mechanoreceptor Contribution to Tactile Input for Perception: A Review of Simulation Models

Deflorio, Davide, Di Luca, Massimiliano, Wing, Alan M.
www.frontiersin.org Summary & key facts 2022 83 citations

This paper reviews four computer models that try to reproduce how the glabrous (non-hairy) skin and its mechanoreceptors respond to touch. The authors explain why modelling is useful for researchers in psychology, robotics, and prosthetics, what the models cover (from stimulus to nerve spikes), and what they cannot yet do.…

Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Multisensory perception and integration Tactile and Sensory Interactions
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