Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical tactile sensor
- Patent Title (中): 光学触觉传感器
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Application No.: US10571370Application Date: 2005-03-03
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Publication No.: US07659502B2Publication Date: 2010-02-09
- Inventor: Susumu Tachi , Naoki Kawakami , Hiroyuki Kajimoto , Kazuto Kamiyama , Terukazu Mizota
- Applicant: Susumu Tachi , Naoki Kawakami , Hiroyuki Kajimoto , Kazuto Kamiyama , Terukazu Mizota
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Toudai TLO, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Toudai TLO, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Ladas & Parry LLP
- Priority: JP2004-177786 20040616
- International Application: PCT/JP2005/003650 WO 20050303
- International Announcement: WO2005/124305 WO 20051229
- Main IPC: G06M7/00
- IPC: G06M7/00 ; H01L27/00 ; G06F3/041

Abstract:
An optical tactile sensor and an image information integrating method capable of measuring large area force vector distribution are provided. The optical tactile sensor comprises a tactile section comprising a transparent elastic body (1) and a plurality of markers (3, 4) provided therein, and a plurality of imaging devices (6, 6) for obtaining a marker image by photographing the behavior of the markers when an object (5) contacts the tactile face (2) of the transparent elastic body (1). The method comprises a step of obtaining a partial image by photographing the partial regions A, B, C and D of the transparent resilient body (1) using the plurality of imaging devices (6, 6) such that each imaging device (6) has an overlapped photograph region (11), and a step of integrating the partial images obtained by each imaging device (6) such that the identical markers in the overlapped photograph region match.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080245955A1 Optical Tactile Sensor Public/Granted day:2008-10-09
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