用聚氨酯替代硅胶,提升触觉传感器耐久性,适合重载场景。
Characterizing the Resilience and Sensitivity of Polyurethane Vision-Based Tactile Sensors
- 采用两种聚氨酯配方与硅胶对比,测试抗压、抗剪、耐磨性能。
- 聚氨酯在低力下灵敏度下降,但有效测力范围显著扩大。
- 无需训练即可评估敏感性,适合工业级高负载机器人触觉应用。
基于视觉的触觉传感器(VBTS)为机器人提供密集接触信号,有助于多维度理解接触状态。现有传感器多使用硅胶材料,虽灵敏度高但易因受力和表面磨损而失效。本文提出使用聚氨酯橡胶——一种常用于鞋底、轮胎等高负载场景的较硬材料——作为替代,以增强传感器的物理耐久性,可能牺牲部分灵敏度。为比较两种聚氨酯配方与通用硅胶基线的耐久性与灵敏度,我们设计了一系列可重复的表征协议。耐久性测试涵盖常规载荷、剪切载荷及摩擦磨损。灵敏度评估采用无学习方法,直接测量力敏感性和空间分辨率,避免数据与模型干扰。此外,通过拧紧瓶盖的实操演示验证了控制测试结果。结果表明,聚氨酯传感器更具鲁棒性;虽然在低力下灵敏度降低,但有效测力范围大幅扩展,证明其在更恶劣、高负载应用场景中优于硅胶版本。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Vision-based tactile sensors (VBTSs) are a promising technology for robots, providing them with dense signals that can be translated into a multi-faceted understanding of contact. However, existing VBTS tactile surfaces make use of silicone gels, which provide high sensitivity but easily deteriorate from loading and surface wear. We propose that polyurethane rubber, a typically harder material used for high-load applications like shoe soles, rubber wheels, and industrial gaskets, may provide improved physical gel resilience, potentially at the cost of sensitivity. To compare the resilience and sensitivity of two polyurethane gel formulations against a common silicone baseline, we propose a series of repeatable characterization protocols. Our resilience tests assess sensor durability across normal loading, shear loading, and abrasion. For sensitivity, we introduce learning-free assessments of force and spatial sensitivity to directly measure the physical capabilities of each gel without effects introduced from data and model quality. We also include a bottle cap loosening and tightening demonstration to validate the results of our controlled tests with a real-world example. Our results show that polyurethane yields a more robust sensor. While it sacrifices sensitivity at low forces, the effective force range is largely increased, revealing the utility of polyurethane VBTSs over silicone versions in more rugged, high-load applications.
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