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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2015
X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Emily Cooper, Mountain View, CA (US);
Xiaoyu Miao, Palo Alto, CA (US);
X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
An example device for reducing the size and color cross-talk of an imaging-based tactile sensor includes an elastic material, one or more light sources, and an image capture device. The elastic material includes a reflective membrane. The reflective membrane conforms to a shape of an object pressed against the elastic material. Each light source of the one or more light sources is configured to illuminate at least a portion of the reflective membrane. The image capture device is configured to capture at least one image of the reflective membrane. The image capture device includes (i) an image sensor configured to generate the at least one image based on light incident on the image sensor and (ii) a plurality of lenses configured to direct light onto the image sensor. Each lens of the plurality of lenses is configured to direct light onto a corresponding portion of the image sensor.