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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Douglas J. Duff, Marysville, OH (US);
Andrew M. Sweigart, Grove City, OH (US);
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/00 (2006.01); G01L 5/22 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G01D 5/347 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 5/221 (2013.01); B62D 5/0457 (2013.01); B62D 15/021 (2013.01); G01D 5/14 (2013.01); G01D 5/3473 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a force sensor including a housing and a support rotatably coupled to the housing. The housing also includes a handle coupled to the support to rotate with the support. The handle is spaced apart from the housing to define a space between the housing and the handle. The apparatus further includes an angular position sensor disposed in the space between the housing and the handle to sense relative rotation between the housing and the handle.