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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2016
Jae-won Choi, Copley, OH (US);
Erik Daniel Engeberg, Boca Raton, OH (US);
Morteza Vatani, Akron, OH (US);
Ho-chan Kim, Andong-si, KR;
Thomas Swiger, Hudson, OH (US);
Jae-Won Choi, Copley, OH (US);
Erik Daniel Engeberg, Boca Raton, OH (US);
Morteza Vatani, Akron, OH (US);
Ho-Chan Kim, Andong-si, KR;
Thomas Swiger, Hudson, OH (US);
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A tactile sensor includes a first insulating layer having a first array of electrically conductive strips embedded therein and extending in a first direction. An intermediate layer of conductive soft polymer material is positioned above the first insulating layer and the first array of said electrically conductive strips. A second insulating layer having a second array of electrically conductive strips embedded therein, which extend in a second direction which is different than the first direction, is positioned above the intermediate layer. The first array of electrically conductive strips are connected to the second array of electrically conductive strips, and both the first and second array of electrically conductive strips are also connected to an impedance measuring device.