System for sensing and displaying softness and force
US8596111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0623
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensing element for sensing the softness of an object by abutting the sensing element against the object and biasing the sensing element toward the object with a biasing force. The sensing element includes a deformable section, the deformable section being deformable between an undeformed configuration and a deformed configuration, the deformed configuration being achievable when the deformable section is abutted against and biased toward the object; a deformation sensor operatively coupled to the deformable section for sensing a deformation of the deformable section between the deformed and undeformed configurations; and a force sensor operatively coupled to the deformable section for sensing the biasing force exerted onto the deformable section by the object when the deformable section is biased toward the object with the biasing force.
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