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General Misc => Misc => Topic started by: Dionysus1983 on August 07, 2009, 07:08:35 PM

Title: triaxial force sensors
Post by: Dionysus1983 on August 07, 2009, 07:08:35 PM

Are triaxial force sensors available for robots? I haven't been able to find them anywhere online.

Title: Re: triaxial force sensors
Post by: SmAsH on August 07, 2009, 07:09:29 PM

what kind of sensors?
do you mean like 3 axis?

Title: Re: triaxial force sensors
Post by: wil.hamilton on August 07, 2009, 09:12:37 PM

the only thing i know of that is tri-axial is an accelerometer,  but, that doesn't appear to be what you're looking for

Title: Re: triaxial force sensors
Post by: Dionysus1983 on August 09, 2009, 01:15:44 PM

SmAsH, triaxial force sensors are by definition based upon a 3-axis concept. I got the idea from the following site

http://science.kukuchew.com/2009/07/15/hrp-2m-choromet/

This robot has triaxial force sensors in each leg. My hypothesis that maybe these triaxial force sensors are actually pressure sensors inserted in different parts of the foot of the robot. However, I'm not completely certain of it. I was just wondering if anyone had any knowledge of such sensors. Not three axis based accelerometers.

Title: Re: triaxial force sensors
Post by: Admin on September 07, 2009, 08:06:42 AM

You can get up to a 6-axis . . . but it'll cost you.

I found tons with google.