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Scalable Dynamic Tactile Sensing Enabled by Passive and Flexible Acoustic Waveguides

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A passive distributed paradigm using deep sub-wavelength acoustic waveguides decouples performance from structural flexibility, achieving high-resolution tactile sensing with sparse microphone arrays.

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Scalable Dynamic Tactile Sensing Enabled by Passive and Flexible Acoustic Waveguides
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[2606.13746] Scalable Dynamic Tactile Sensing Enabled by Passive and Flexible Acoustic Waveguides

[Submitted on 11 Jun 2026]

Title:Scalable Dynamic Tactile Sensing Enabled by Passive and Flexible Acoustic Waveguides

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Abstract:Artificial dynamic tactile sensing requires sensitivity, robustness, and compliance, yet existing technologies face trade-offs when scaling to large-area arrays, compounded by wiring complexity and cost. Here, we report a passive distributed paradigm using deep sub-wavelength acoustic waveguides that decouples performance from structural flexibility. Elastic-membrane-capped Helmholtz resonators interconnected by spring-reinforced microtubes form an enclosed network with invariant acoustic transmission under macroscopic bending. By sparsely embedding microphones, the system achieves real-time localization (4 mm highest spatial resolution; >99% accuracy in a 4 microphones 64-node sensing array) and waveform reconstruction of low-frequency signals (

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  • Uses elastic-membrane-capped Helmholtz resonators and spring-reinforced microtubes for invariant acoustic transmission under bending
  • Achieves 4mm spatial resolution and >99% accuracy with only 4 microphones in a 64-node array
  • Fast Continuous Wavelet Transform and lightweight neural network enable inference within 5.5ms
  • Demonstrates conformable prototypes including fingertip arrays, tactile gloves, and large-area skins

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