| Project/Area Number |
22K04017
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 20020:Robotics and intelligent system-related
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
Somlor Sophon 早稲田大学, 理工学術院総合研究所(理工学研究所), 次席研究員(研究院講師) (40791231)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2024: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
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| Keywords | Tactile sensor / Proximity sensor / Capacitive sensor / Smart sensor |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
Diseases such as COVID-19 show the vulnerability of our medical system, and the situation will only get more serious in the future due to our super-aging society. Robots are commonly seen as a possible solution, but close interaction with humans is still impossible for them due to safety concerns. We address this problem by developing an adaptive and smart skin sensor. The skin can sense both the proximity and the contact strength. It can adjust its sensing range and resolution. The skin is safer with inflated air pockets. The sensor will have Tactile AI for safety and gesture recognition.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
A prototype of the sensor was created. In this version, the concept and the working principle of the 'adjustable spatial resolution' and the 'dynamic sensing range' were confirmed. Experiments showed that the resolution of the sensor can be increased and decreased quickly. At the same time, the sensing range was decreased and increased, respectively. This ability to quickly change the resolution add the versatility of the sensor; the sensor can detect the approach from further away and also able to localize the proximity in a short period of time (~12 Hz).
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Sensor's prototype was created. The concept and working principle of the adjustable resolution was tested.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The phenomenon of self-sensing of between several units of the sensor will be further studied. This will be used as a baseline for developing 'Tactile AI' that can compensate for interference such as self-sensing and static objects in the environment.
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