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Title:
TACTILE SENSOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001061634
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The tactile sensor has at least two conductive workpieces which bear on one another at a bearing area, at least one workpiece of which is produced from elastomer, with the result that it is possible to measure a contact resistance between the workpieces, which contact resistance is dependent at least on a pressure on the bearing area. At least one of the conductive workpieces comprises a conductive closed cell foam.

Inventors:
MAGNUSSEN BJOERN
VALFORT CYRIL
DAHLEY ANDREW
SU VICTOR
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/004837
Publication Date:
March 28, 2002
Filing Date:
February 15, 2001
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Assignee:
SIEMENS TECH TO BUSINESS CT (US)
SIEMENS AG (DE)
International Classes:
G06F3/045; G06F3/033; G06F3/041; (IPC1-7): G06K11/12
Domestic Patent References:
WO2001042754A12001-06-14
Foreign References:
US5060527A1991-10-29
US4575580A1986-03-11
DE19750671A11998-06-10
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 005, no. 048 (P - 055) 7 April 1981 (1981-04-07)
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