Invention Publication
- Patent Title: SENSOR DEVICES INCLUDING FORCE SENSORS AND ROBOTS INCORPORATING THE SAME
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Application No.: US17829085Application Date: 2022-05-31
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Publication No.: US20230147247A1Publication Date: 2023-05-11
- Inventor: Alexander Alspach , Andrew M. Beaulieu , Aimee S. Goncalves
- Applicant: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Altos
- Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.,Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Toyota Research Institute, Inc.,Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Altos; JP Aichi-ken
- Main IPC: G01L1/04
- IPC: G01L1/04 ; G01L5/00 ; B25J13/08

Abstract:
Sensor devices including force sensors and robots incorporating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sensor device includes an inflatable diaphragm operable to be disposed on a member, and an array of force sensors disposed about the inflatable diaphragm, wherein the array of force sensors provides one or more signals indicative of a location of contact between an object and the inflatable diaphragm.
Public/Granted literature
- US12071335B2 Sensor devices including force sensors and robots incorporating the same Public/Granted day:2024-08-27
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