Commonly encountered problems in the manipulation of objects with robotic hands are the
contact force control and the setting of approaching motion. Microelectromechanical systems …

Off-the-shelf hip joints are considered essential parts in rehabilitation medicine that can help
the disabled. However, the failure of the materials used in such joints can cause individual …

Measuring the ripeness of fruits is one of the critical factors in achieving real-time quality
control and sorting of fruit by growers and postharvest managers. However, recent tactile …

The primary objective of the present study is to investigate how alumina nanoparticles with a
low loading fraction by weight affect the physicomechanical and tribological characteristics …

This paper presents the Tactile Blep (T-Blep), an optical soft sensor that can measure the
stiffness and force of different materials. The sensor consists of an inflatable membrane with …

The process of pressing mango fruits to check for their ripeness has caused mechanical
damages. In order to reduce this damage, two varieties of mangoes namely Totapuri and …

In this paper, compression tests were carried out on two varieties of mangoes namely
Totapuri and Tommy Atkins using a universal testing machine (UTM) in order to determine …

The measurement of viscoelastic properties of soft tissues has become a research interest
with applications in the stiffness estimation of soft tissues, sorting and quality control of …

Measuring viscoelastic properties of soft tissues becomes a new biomarker in the medical
diagnosis field. It can help in early diagnosis and related fields, such as minimally-invasive …

Force sensing is fundamental for develo** smart surgical devices capable of in-vivo tissue
stiffness measurement. The sensing technique necessitates integration of micromachined …