A bimodal soft electronic skin for tactile and touchless interaction in real time

Jin Ge (), Xu Wang, Michael Drack, Oleksii Volkov, Mo Liang, Gilbert Santiago Cañón Bermúdez, Rico Illing, Changan Wang, Shengqiang Zhou, Jürgen Fassbender, Martin Kaltenbrunner () and Denys Makarov ()
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Jin Ge: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research
Xu Wang: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research
Michael Drack: Johannes Kepler University Linz
Oleksii Volkov: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research
Mo Liang: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research
Gilbert Santiago Cañón Bermúdez: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research
Rico Illing: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research
Changan Wang: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research
Shengqiang Zhou: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research
Jürgen Fassbender: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research
Martin Kaltenbrunner: Johannes Kepler University Linz
Denys Makarov: Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Abstract The emergence of smart electronics, human friendly robotics and supplemented or virtual reality demands electronic skins with both tactile and touchless perceptions for the manipulation of real and virtual objects. Here, we realize bifunctional electronic skins equipped with a compliant magnetic microelectromechanical system able to transduce both tactile—via mechanical pressure—and touchless—via magnetic fields—stimulations simultaneously. The magnetic microelectromechanical system separates electric signals from tactile and touchless interactions into two different regions, allowing the electronic skins to unambiguously distinguish the two modes in real time. Besides, its inherent magnetic specificity overcomes the interference from non-relevant objects and enables signal-programmable interactions. Ultimately, the magnetic microelectromechanical system enables complex interplay with physical objects enhanced with virtual content data in augmented reality, robotics, and medical applications.

Date: 2019
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