Frequently Asked Questions

What does "three-axial tactile data" mean?

When two objects are in physical contact, three-component forces arise between them: pressure-like (normal) forces that are perpendicular to the surface and shear forces that are parallel with it. "Three-axial" denotes all the existing (one normal and two shear) force components.

What is shear-force information good for?

Commercially available, general tactile arrays measure only pressure, namely, the force component perpendicular to the touched surface. However, when frictional forces are present (and they are present in most of the cases), shear forces contain additional information about the frictional states, the texture of the touched object, pre-slip conditions, micro-vibrations caused by the slip, etc. Therefore, the two extra measured force dimensions can highly extend our knowledge about the physical state between the sensor and the touched object.

What is TactoSoft good for?

TactoSoft is a professional data acquisition and data analysis software that comes with TactoLogic three-axial tactile devices. TactoSoft can read out, display, record, play back and analyze three-axial tactile data. TactoSoft is designed to fulfill all the requirements the vectorial-type, three-axial tactile data demand.


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