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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2009
Wolfram Herrmann, Wunstrof, DE;
Frank Jungrichter, Korbach, DE;
Stefan Sostmann, Langenhagen, DE;
Dieter Borvitz, Hannover, DE;
Hubertus Gawinski, Lauenau, DE;
Siegfried Reck, Nienburg, DE;
Wolfram Herrmann, Wunstrof, DE;
Frank Jungrichter, Korbach, DE;
Stefan Sostmann, Langenhagen, DE;
Dieter Borvitz, Hannover, DE;
Hubertus Gawinski, Lauenau, DE;
Siegfried Reck, Nienburg, DE;
ContiTech AG, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a sensor as a built-in component of an object, especially an elastic object, the sensor comprising a polymer material containing electroconductive additives according to the invention and thereby acting as an expansion sensor (), in that it measures the static and dynamic expansions of the object in relation to the acting forces and also monitors the changes of the polymer material generated by the static and dynamic expansions of the object over time. The invention also relates to a sensor arrangement () acting especially in combination with the following components: an expansion sensor (), a fixed resistor (), an analog/digital converter (), a micro-controller comprising a memory (), a radio interface (), a controlled current/voltage source (), an energy supply (), a coupling coil (), and a receiving unit ().