THE FINITE ELEMENT MODELS OF PLANAR ARRAY TACTILE SENSOR

The finite element method is one of the most effective methods to analyse mechanical behaviour of tactile sensors of robots. In this paper the strain fields within a finite volume medium of planar array tactile sensors subjected to flat end punches with various cross sections have been calculated by 3-D finite element method. The contours of strain fields have been drawed and they have very important reference value for the designers of tactile sensors.