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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2024
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
Applicant:
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Mirza Saquib Sarwar, Vancouver, CA;
John D. W. Madden, Vancouver, CA;
Garth Eden Claire Preston, Delta, CA;
Assignee:
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/165 (2020.01); G01L 1/14 (2006.01); G01V 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/165 (2013.01); G01L 1/146 (2013.01); G01V 3/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor unit to be incorporated in a skin-like layer of machines such as robots employs a set of sensor electrodes supported in a first deformable sheet and a base electrode supported in a second deformable sheet, each of the sensor electrodes partially overlapping the base electrode so that application of a shear force causes the overlap of the electrodes to differentially change modifying the capacitance of the electrodes and permitting the detection of the shear force.