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Low cost thin film based piezoresistive MEMS tactile sensor

Wisitsoraat et al., 2007

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801766286023445741
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Wisitsoraat A
Patthanasetakul V
Lomas T
Tuantranont A
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Sensors and Actuators A: Physical

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Most reported MEMS tactile sensors are fabricated by silicon micromachining process. Presently, the cost of the silicon-based MEMS fabrication is still relatively high, thus alternative process should be developed for low cost applications. In this work, we develop a …
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