Abstract：The sensitive characteristics of carbon fiber composites are analyzed. Based on the good pressure and temperature characteristics of carbon fiber composites, a novel flexible multi-functional tactile sensor for simultaneous detection of pressure and temperature is developed. A mathematical model to calculate the pressure and temperature is constructed based on the different pressure and temperature sensitive characteristics of two type carbon fiber composites. The multi-functional tactile sensor based on the mathematical model is fabricated. According to the sensor calibration and error analysis of experiment results, the design solves the problem of cross-interference for simultaneous detection of pressure and temperature, and achieves multi-function of the sensor.
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