Volume 19, Issue 39 2301593
Research Article

All Resistive Pressure–Temperature Bimodal Sensing E-Skin for Object Classification

Shilei Han

Shilei Han

Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 P. R. China

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Xinrong Zhi

Xinrong Zhi

Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 P. R. China

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Yifan Xia

Yifan Xia

Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 P. R. China

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Wenyu Guo

Wenyu Guo

Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 P. R. China

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Qingqing Li

Qingqing Li

Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 P. R. China

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Delu Chen

Delu Chen

Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 P. R. China

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Kangting Liu

Kangting Liu

Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 P. R. China

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Xin Wang

Corresponding Author

Xin Wang

Henan Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004 P. R. China

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First published: 31 May 2023
Citations: 14

Abstract

Electronic skin (E-skin) with multimodal sensing ability demonstrates huge prospects in object classification by intelligent robots. However, realizing the object classification capability of E-skin faces severe challenges in multiple types of output signals. Herein, a hierarchical pressure–temperature bimodal sensing E-skin based on all resistive output signals is developed for accurate object classification, which consists of laser-induced graphene/silicone rubber (LIG/SR) pressure sensing layer and NiO temperature sensing layer. The highly conductive LIG is employed as pressure-sensitive material as well as the interdigital electrode. Benefiting from high conductivity of LIG, pressure perception exhibits an excellent sensitivity of −34.15 kPa−1. Meanwhile, a high temperature coefficient of resistance of −3.84%°C−1 is obtained in the range of 24–40 °C. More importantly, based on only electrical resistance as the output signal, the bimodal sensing E-skin with negligible crosstalk can simultaneously achieve pressure and temperature perception. Furthermore, a smart glove based on this E-skin enables classifying various objects with different shapes, sizes, and surface temperatures, which achieves over 92% accuracy under assistance of deep learning. Consequently, the hierarchical pressure–temperature bimodal sensing E-skin demonstrates potential application in human-machine interfaces, intelligent robots, and smart prosthetics.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article.

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