Understanding Mechanism of the Tactile
Finite Element Model of a Finger
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We are studying the deformation of human fingers and activities of tactile mechanoreceptors, using finite element model. Human fingers are structurely complex that numerical analysis by finite element model is considered to be an appropriate approach. The model represents human fingers' complex tissue, like layered structure, epidermal ridges and the allocation of receptors. Physical parameters of tissue are modeled to be similar to those of human fingers. This technology can be a new analysis method for receptors' activities while microelectrodes used to be unique methods. |