A system for detecting tactile information includes strain-gauge touch sensors
and a controller. Based on the sum output from each of tough-sensor sensor units,
an analyzer in the controller calculates touch force Fi(t) at each measurement
point. An automatic gain control adjusts the voltage amplitude Ai(t)
of a sine wave of frequency fi applied to the sensor units at each measurement
point to bring the voltage amplitude measured at each measurement point in line
with a target voltage. The adjusted voltage Ai(t) is applied to the
bandpass filter with a composite sine wave y(t) which includes sine waves of each
frequency corresponding to the adjusted voltage amplitude Ai(t). This
makes it possible to reduce the number of lines between the controller and touch
sensors that includes numerous measurement points, and enables the gain of the
touch sensors constituted by strain gauges to be controlled within an appropriate range.