Hardware Technology of Vision-Based Tactile Sensor: A Review
Published in IEEE Sensors Journal, 2022
Recommended citation: S. Zhang et al., "Hardware Technology of Vision-Based Tactile Sensor: A Review," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 22, no. 22, pp. 21410-21427, 15 Nov.15, 2022, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3210210. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9911183
A vision-based tactile sensor (VBTS) is an innovative optical sensor widely applied in robotic perception. The VBTS consists of a contact module, an illumination module, and a camera module. Its hardware technologies contain preparation, performance, functions, materials, and optimization design of components. However, the current literature lacks a review of hardware technologies to formulate a complete manufacturing scheme. Therefore, this article focuses on hardware technologies and reviewed the literature over the past five years. We analyze the core components of each module and sort out a technical route. The current challenges and problems of hardware technologies are discussed to propose some feasible solutions. Considering cross-disciplinary applications, we think that multidisciplinary hardware technologies are expected to promote the development of next-generation VBTSs. In addition, we aim to provide a valuable guideline for developers to improve the performance of VBTSs. [Download paper here](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9911183) Recommended citation: S. Zhang et al., "Hardware Technology of Vision-Based Tactile Sensor: A Review," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 22, no. 22, pp. 21410-21427, 15 Nov.15, 2022, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3210210.