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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2020
Applicant:
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Inventors:
Zachary A. Sechrist, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Ronald J. Tonucci, Waldorf, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/14 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/146 (2013.01); B60R 11/00 (2013.01); G01L 1/148 (2013.01); B60R 2011/004 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0063 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to sensors that detect objects attached to a vehicle. The sensor includes a layered capacitive structure. The sensors utilize a deformable dielectric layer sandwiched between two conductive layers. The layered capacitive structure measures capacitance changes caused by an applied force to the uppermost layer of the capacitive structure.