A Vibrissa-Inspired Highly Flexible Tactile Sensor: Scanning 3D Object Surfaces Providing Tactile Images.

Just as the sense of touch complements vision in various species, several robots could benefit from advanced tactile sensors, in particular when operating under poor visibility. A prominent tactile sense organ, frequently serving as a natural paragon for developing tactile sensors, is the vibrissae of, e.g.

Effects of Multi-Point Contacts during Object Contour Scanning Using a Biologically-Inspired Tactile Sensor.

Vibrissae are an important tactile sense organ of many mammals, in particular rodents like rats and mice. For instance, these animals use them in order to detect different object features, e.g.

An Artificial Vibrissa-Like Sensor for Detection of Flows.

In nature, there are several examples of sophisticated sensory systems to sense flows, e.g., the vibrissae of mammals.

Simulations and experiments of the balloon dilatation of airway stenoses.

This article investigates the mechanics of balloon dilatation in the treatment of bronchotracheal stenosis. The "scar stricture"-type stenosis examined in this paper is typically dilated manually, using a dilatation balloon. If indicated, this is followed by stent implantation.