Abstract:
The invention relates to a multi-contact, tactile sensor (1) comprising an upper layer (2) provided with strip conductors (3) arranged in lines, a lower layer (4) provided with strip conductors (5) arranged in columns, and spacer means (8) positioned between the upper layer (2) and the lower layer (4) in such a way as to insulate said upper layer (2) and lower layer (4). Said sensor comprises electromechanical means (10) arranged between the upper (2) and lower (4) layers such as to increase the electrical contact resistance during contact between at least one strip conductor (3) of the upper layer (2) and at least one strip conductor (5) of the lower layer (4).
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.