Tactile sensor

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1982-12-23

1984-11-13

Ruehl, Charles A.

Measuring and testing

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7386204, 73865, 338114, 338 47, 901 44, G01D 702, H01C 1010

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044818157

ABSTRACT:
A tactile sensor in which the sensor elements are discrete, elastomeric, electrically conductive, electrically force-sensitive forcel units electrically insulated from one another, each forcel unit defining a local force-resolution region (forcel) for resolving a deflection pattern in the surface of the sensor, each sensor element being connected between a pair of electrical channels which produce a set of signals representative of the deflection pattern in the surface; a sensing system for determining a parameter of an object being contacted by the tactile sensor; and a method of fabricating the sensor.

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