Omnidirectional soft capacitive touch sensor and use method thereof

• Main Authors: YOSEF-TOMY KARIM, GAMBON TOBY T, CHANG JOHN
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 30.09.2022
• Subjects: MEASURING; MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE; PHYSICS; TESTING; TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES; TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

A composite sensor is disclosed that exhibits four deformation modes that are decoupled from one another, including tension, compression, bending, and torsion. In one example embodiment, the sensor includes a base body and six unit sensors. The unit sensors are paired such that each pair comprises two unit sensors arranged on opposite surfaces of the base body, the sensors substantially opposed to each other. Wherein two pairs comprise longitudinal axes substantially parallel to each other and the third pair comprises a longitudinal axis substantially perpendicular to the other two longitudinal axes. The base body is limited along one side of the base body. The composite sensor may be used in many aspects, such as portions of fluid-driven soft-bodied robots that pass through pipes and detect leaks. Methods of detecting leaks are also described. 公开了呈现出彼此解耦的四种变形模式的复合传感器，该模式包括拉伸、压缩、弯曲和扭转。在一个示例实施例中，该传感器包括基体和六个单元传感器。该单元传感器是成对的，从而每对均包括布置在基体的相对表面上的两个单元传感器，该传感器基本上彼此对置。其中两对包括基本上彼此平行的纵轴线，第三对包括基本上垂直于另外两个纵轴线的纵轴线。基体沿其一个边受