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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
May. 12, 2022
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Wonhee Michael Kim, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Paul W. Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Diann Brei, Milford, MI (US);
Jonathan E. Luntz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Koray Benli, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Laura Alejandra Giner Munoz, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
James Menno Nykamp, Woodbridge, VA (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A distributed inflatable touch sensing system is provided. The distributed inflatable touch sensing system includes a sensing bladder array, the sensing bladder array having a plurality of bladders, passageways, and ports in fluid communication. The system further includes a pressure regulator in fluid communication with one of the plurality of ports for regulating a pressure in the sensing bladder array. The system further includes a plurality of sensors, each in fluid communication with one of the plurality of ports, for measuring the pressure in the sensing bladder array. The system further includes a processor in communication with the plurality of sensors. The processor is configured to determine which of the plurality of bladders has been depressed by a user.