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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2017
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Aaldert Geert Zijlstra, Zuidlaren, NL;
Steven Charles Deane, Cambridge, GB;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method () for characterizing a personal care device (). The method includes the steps of: (i) providing () a personal care device comprising a plurality of tufts (), where a first one () of the plurality of tufts includes a first tactile sensor () and comprises a first angle relative to a device head, and further where a second one () of the plurality of tufts includes a second tactile sensor () and comprises a second angle relative to the device head; (ii) generating (), in response to interaction of the plurality of tufts with a use surface (), first sensor data by the first tactile sensor and second sensor data by the second tactile sensor; and (iii) characterizing (), by the controller using the first sensor data and the second sensor data, a position of the personal care device within the use area.