本研究提出應用於機器人系統之中，作為機器人皮膚的可拉伸大面積陣列式觸覺感測器，本研究使用此方法能夠讓材料具有以下優點：1. 低粉末濃度可以讓材料擁有較高成分的高分子可撓特性，解決元件易脆的問題；2. 材料在電阻上有異向性，可避免感測單元間的耦合，進而能產生觸覺圖像；3. 在相同粉末濃度之下，透過磁流變效應增加材料對於正向力的感測靈敏度；4. 能夠解決高粉末濃度衍生的製造問題。
本研究在保有微機電技術之批量化優勢，結合傳統機械加工製造方法，所提出元件，其特色包含：對稱的結構設計，且導電電極內嵌於感測膜之中，接近材料的應力中性軸，減少撓曲時的應變數值；最後是元件最外層的PDMS，其主要所具有的功能包含：1. 由於PDMS其原生的材料均質特性，可讓兩層的高分子複合材料擁有無明顯接面的好處；2. 同時作為製造時，導電電極的基板，以及在製作完後有保護電極的功能，確保電性穩定輸出至系統中。

This research proposed a stretchable large-area tactile sensor that can be used as a robot skin in robotic systems. The merit of this device: 1. Low powder weight fraction that solved fragile problem. 2. Electrical resistance anisotropy property, which can generate tactile image. 3. Sensitivity improved by utilizing MR effect. 4. The fabrication problem due to the high powder weight fraction can be solved.
In this study, while maintaining the advantages of batch fabrication process of MEMS technology, combined with the traditional machining method, the proposed device have the following features: 1. Symmetrical structure design, and the conductive electrodes embedded in the sensing film, close to the material Neutral axis, that can reduce the strain value of electrodes. The outermost layer of the PDMS has the advantages: 1. Due to the homogeneous property of the PDMS, the two layers of PDMS have no obvious interface. 2. Protecting the conductive electrodes from damage.

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