Abstract:
The invention relates to a two-dimensional, multi-contact, tactile sensor comprising an upper layer (2) provided with longitudinal conductive elements (3) arranged according to an upper axis, and a lower layer (4) provided with longitudinal conductive elements (5) arranged according to a lower axis non-parallel to the upper axis. At least one of the longitudinal elements (3, 5) in said sensor has an incline on at least part of its edge, that is non-null in relation to its axis. The invention also relates to a display sensor provided with such a two-dimensional, multi-contact, tactile sensor.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a multi-contact tactile sensor including an elastically deformable interaction layer (10) and a supporting layer (11), the lower surface of the interaction layer (10) having an array of strip conductors (12) and the upper surface of the supporting layer (11) having an array of strip conductors (13) that are not parallel to the array of strip conductors (12) on the interaction layer (10). The interaction layer (10) and the supporting layer (11) are separated by a first series of rigid insulating spacers (14). A second series of conducting spacers (15) is placed in contact with at least one of the two arrays of strip conductors (12, 13). The impedance and the dimensions of the spacers (14) of the second series are determined so as to prevent contact at rest and to enable local contact during the deformation of the interaction layer (10) between the spacers (15) of the second series and the array of strip conductors of the layer opposite said spacers (15). The invention also relates to a controller for controlling one such sensor, a mult-contact tactile screen including one such sensor and a keyboard comprising a set of discrete keys, formed by one such sensor.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for the acquisition and analysis of a multi-contact tactile sensor including a matrix of capture points and an electronic analysis circuit for controlling the acquisition and analysis of the matrix. The method comprises the following successive steps, namely a step (24, 25) comprising the acquisition of a sensor detection zone in order to determine the state of each of the contact points of the detection zone and a step (26) comprising the analysis of said detection zone in order to deliver information as a function of the activation state of the contact points. The acquisition step (24, 25) and the analysis step (26) are repeated iteratively. The acquisition step (24, 25) is performed on a detection zone containing the activated contact points determined during the preceding analysis step (26). The detection zone is smaller than the detection zone acquired during the preceding acquisition step (24, 25). The iteration is performed until a pre-determined spatial resolution is obtained (27). The invention also relates to an electronic acquisition and analysis circuit and a multi-contact tactile sensor implementing one such method.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a transparent multi-tactile sensor including a transparent semi-conducting active layer provided between two transparent conducting layers arranged as an array of cells formed by the intersection of rows and columns, characterised in that it comprises a control circuit successively supplying each semi-conducting portion corresponding to a cell, said control circuit including a means for analysing the variation in the electrical characteristics due to the deformation of one or more sensor areas, each area including one or more cells, the semi-conducting characteristic of said intermediate layer making said cells independent from the measuring circuit.
Abstract:
A data acquisition method to acquire data from a multicontact matrix tactile sensor having a matrix array of a cells, includes scanning the cells of the matrix array sequentially, and measuring an electrical characteristic of a cell, which represents a weight of the cell. The method also includes comparing the weight with a predetermined significant weight value interval, storing cell data associated with the cell, where the cell data includes the weight and coordinates of the cell in the matrix array, after the weight is determined to lie within the predetermined significant weight value interval. The method also verifies an existence of a data record associated with neighboring cells in a neighboring zone of the cell, and updates the data record associated with the neighboring cells by storing in the data record data associated with the cell, after the existence of the data record is confirmed.
Abstract:
Un capteur tactile à matrice passive multicontacts (1) comporte des moyens d'alimentation électriques de l'un des deux axes de la matrice, et des moyens de détection de caractéristiques électriques selon l'autre axe de la matrice, aux noeuds entre les deux axes, ledit capteur tactile comportant un circuit électronique d'analyse. Le balayage est effectué selon un premier mode de balayage à une résolution et/ou une fréquence basse de balayage sur la totalité de la surface du capteur, et selon un deuxième mode de balayage à une résolution et/ou une fréquence élevée de balayage sur une zone réduite, ladite zone réduite étant une zone englobante (42) d'une zone de contact (41) dans laquelle un contact a été détecté pendant le premier mode de balayage, les limites de la zone réduite étant déterminées en fonction du contour de la zone englobante (42).
Abstract:
Un capteur tactile matriciel comprend un réseau matriciel de pistes actives (24) s'étendant sur une zone de détection tactile et un réseau de pistes conductrices (21) adaptées au transfert de signaux électriques entre les pistes actives (24) et un connecteur d'interface avec un système de commande du capteur tactile. Le réseau de pistes conductrices (21) s'étend dans la zone de détection tactile. Utilisation dans un écran tactile.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an electronic analysis circuit for passive-matrix multicontact tactile sensor (1) comprising electrical supply means for feeding one of the two axes of the matrix, and means for detecting electrical characteristics along the other axis of the matrix, at the intersections between the two axes, characterized in that the electrical characteristic measured is alternately the capacitance and the resistance. The present invention also relates to a multicontact passive-matrix tactile sensor (1) comprising electrical supply means for feeding one of the two axes of the matrix, and means for detecting electrical characteristics along the other axis of the matrix, at the intersections between the two axes, said tactile sensor (1) also comprising such an electronic analysis circuit.