柔性触觉传感器的三维打印制造技术研究进展

doi:10.3901/JME.2020.19.239

机械工程学报 ›› 2020, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (19): 239-252.doi: 10.3901/JME.2020.19.239

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柔性触觉传感器的三维打印制造技术研究进展

汪延成^1,2, 鲁映彤^1,2, 丁文^1,2, 梅德庆^1,2

1. 浙江大学流体动力与机电系统国家重点实验室杭州 310027;
2. 浙江大学浙江省先进制造技术重点实验室杭州 310027

收稿日期:2020-03-03 修回日期:2020-04-09 出版日期:2020-10-05 发布日期:2020-11-17
通讯作者: 汪延成(通信作者),男,1982年出生,博士,副教授。主要研究方向为生机电系统、触觉传感与检测。E-mail:yanchwang@zju.edu.cn
作者简介:鲁映彤,女,1996年出生,硕士研究生。主要研究方向为柔性触觉传感阵列3D打印技术。E-mail:21825037@zju.edu.cn;丁文,男,1995年出生,硕士研究生。主要研究方向为智能机器人触觉感知与检测技术。E-mail:21825019@zju.edu.cn;梅德庆,男,1973年出生,博士,教授,博士研究生导师。主要研究方向为氢能装备设计与制造、微制造技术。E-mail:medqmei@zju.edu.cn
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金（U1809220，51575485）和浙江省自然科学基金杰出青年基金（R19E050001）资助项目。

Recent Progress on Three-dimensional Printing Processes to Fabricate Flexible Tactile Sensors

WANG Yancheng^1,2, LU Yingtong^1,2, DING Wen^1,2, MEI Deqing^1,2

1. State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power & Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027;
2. Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing Technology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027

Received:2020-03-03 Revised:2020-04-09 Online:2020-10-05 Published:2020-11-17

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 聚合物基柔性触觉传感器在智能机器人、人工假肢与人体健康状态监测等领域有着广泛的应用，将三维打印技术应用于柔性触觉传感器的制造过程可以克服传统制造方法加工周期长、复杂聚合物基微结构制造困难等缺陷。因此发展聚合物基触觉传感器的三维打印制造技术及工艺是当前的学科研究热点，具有广阔的发展前景。首先，在阐述柔性触觉传感器的传感检测原理和性能指标的基础上，重点阐述了柔性触觉传感器三维打印制造技术方面的最新研究进展，包括聚合物基柔性触觉传感器的结构设计、三维打印材料的分类和应用、以及传感器的打印制造方法及工艺等。然后，还总结预测了基于新材料制备和新制造工艺的柔性触觉传感器设计与制造的发展趋势，并对柔性触觉传感器的三维打印制造技术未来的发展趋势进行了展望。

关键词: 触觉传感器, 柔性电子, 三维打印, 电子皮肤, 触觉感知, 机器人

Abstract: Polymer-based flexible tactile sensors have been widely utilized in intelligent robotics, artificial prosthetics, human health monitoring, etc. The application of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology to fabricate the flexible tactile sensors can overcome the shortcomings of traditional manufacturing processes, such as long term of fabrication and challenge of manufacturing the complex polymer-based microstructures. Therefore, the development of 3D printing process for polymer-based tactile sensors and electronic skin is the hot topic of research and will have broaden prospects. The sensing principles of the current flexible tactile sensors and their sensing performance requirements are described. Then, the recent progress of 3D printing technology for the fabricated flexible tactile sensors are presented, which including the tactile sensor's structural design, classification and application of printable sensing materials, printing methods and processes. Finally, the development trend of 3D printed flexible tactile sensors are summarized. Also, the novel highly sensitive flexible material's preparation and new printing process for the flexible tactile sensors are prospected. Further, the future development trends of 3D printed flexible tactile sensors are concluded.

Key words: tactile sensors, flexible electronics, 3D printing, electronic skin, tactile perception, robotics

中图分类号:

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汪延成, 鲁映彤, 丁文, 梅德庆. 柔性触觉传感器的三维打印制造技术研究进展[J]. 机械工程学报, 2020, 56(19): 239-252.

WANG Yancheng, LU Yingtong, DING Wen, MEI Deqing. Recent Progress on Three-dimensional Printing Processes to Fabricate Flexible Tactile Sensors[J]. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2020, 56(19): 239-252.

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