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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Byung Hoon Ko, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Seung Woo Noh, Seongnam-si, KR;
Tak Hyung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sang Yun Park, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Jin Woo Choi, Ansan-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided i an apparatus configured to estimate an optical-based force, the apparatus including a main body, a cover disposed at a first side of the main body and configured to contact an object, a support part connected to two sides of the cover, supporting the cover, and protruding toward an inside of the main body, and an optical sensor disposed on the support part, the optical sensor including a light source configured to emit light onto a reflector, a detector configured to detect light reflected from the reflector, and a circuit unit configured to estimate a contact force of the object based on the detected light.