Capacitive Sensors

This chapter covers various aspects of capacitive sensors, incorporating the design parameters that play an important role on the sensor performance. The capacitive sensors can be used in a wide range of architectures, including mixed dielectric design, multielectrode capacitor design, and other designs, which covers electrodes of different geometries. Newer trends in capacitive sensors like the flexible capacitive tactile sensors, pressure sensors, and touch sensors are described in details. The chapter concludes with different applications in capacitive sensors which are widely used in various sectors.