Luigi Pinna

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Luigi Pinna is a leading researcher in the field of tactile sensing and electronic skin, with a focus on developing flexible, high-performance sensor systems for humanoid robotics and human-robot interaction. His work centers on piezoelectric polymer transducers, particularly polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and the design of specialized interface electronics that enable these sensors to operate with high fidelity. Pinna’s most cited paper, “Piezoelectric Polymer Transducer Arrays for Flexible Tactile Sensors” (2013, 127 citations), introduced a novel approach to creating large-area artificial skin, achieving electromechanical transduction bandwidths up to 1 kHz. He has made significant contributions to charge amplifier design methodology for PVDF-based sensors (49 citations) and pioneered the use of tensor-based machine learning for touch modality classification (45 citations), enabling robots to interpret complex tactile interactions. His comprehensive review “Electronic Skin: Achievements, Issues and Trends” (2014, 25 citations) remains a key reference in the field. With over 340 total citations across his top publications, Pinna’s work bridges materials science, circuit design, and artificial intelligence, advancing the practical realization of sensitive, robust electronic skin for next-generation robotics and prosthetics.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Piezoelectric Polymer Transducer Arrays for Flexible Tactile Sensors

   127 citations · 2013
2. 2
   CHARGE AMPLIFIER DESIGN METHODOLOGY FOR PVDF-BASED TACTILE SENSORS

   49 citations · 2013
3. 3
   A tensor-based approach to touch modality classification by using machine learning

   45 citations · 2014
4. 4
   A Tensor-Based Pattern-Recognition Framework for the Interpretation of Touch Modality in Artificial Skin Systems

   35 citations · 2014
5. 5
   Interface Electronics for Tactile Sensors Based on Piezoelectric Polymers

   25 citations · 2017
6. 6
   Electronic Skin: Achievements, Issues and Trends

   25 citations · 2014
7. 7
   A Tactile Sensing System Based on Arrays of Piezoelectric Polymer Transducers

   16 citations · 2012
8. 8
   Piezoelectric polymer transducer arrays for flexible tactile sensors

   16 citations · 2012
9. 9
   Interface electronics for tactile sensing arrays

   5 citations · 2011
10. 10
    Interface Circuits Based on FPGA for Tactile Sensor Systems

    4 citations · 2017

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