Stretchable flexible durable pressure sensor
First Claim
1. A stretchable flexible pressure sensor comprising:
- a. an elastic substrate comprising a material that enables the elastic substrate to be stretched in one or more directions, wherein the elastic substrate comprises a first surface and an opposing second surface and a gap extending through the elastic substrate;
b. a first stretchable conductive interconnect coupled to the first surface of the elastic substrate, wherein at least a portion of the first stretchable conductive interconnect has a meandering shape aligned with the gap in the elastic substrate; and
c. a second stretchable conductive interconnect coupled to the second surface of the elastic substrate, wherein at least a portion of the second stretchable conductive interconnect has the meandering shape and is aligned with the gap in the elastic substrate, and the meandering shapes of each of the first stretchable conductive interconnect and the second stretchable conductive interconnect are aligned to form a pressure sensor, wherein a shape of the gap is the meandering shape, and the first stretchable conductive interconnect, the second stretchable conductive interconnect, and the gap are co-aligned.
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Abstract
A stretchable flexible pressure sensor includes stretchable conductive interconnects, or electrodes, sandwiching an elastic substrate that is stretchable in one or more directions. The interconnects are positioned on opposing surfaces of the elastic substrate and overlap at select sensing areas. The elastic substrate at each sensing area is replaced with a foam or air gap to enable movement of a top stretchable conductive interconnect, a bottom stretchable conductive interconnect or both toward each other in response to an applied force. The stretchable conductive interconnects are each patterned having a meandering shape and are aligned with each other. The meandering shape provides slack such that as the elastic substrate is stretched the slack is taken up.
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1. A stretchable flexible pressure sensor comprising:
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a. an elastic substrate comprising a material that enables the elastic substrate to be stretched in one or more directions, wherein the elastic substrate comprises a first surface and an opposing second surface and a gap extending through the elastic substrate; b. a first stretchable conductive interconnect coupled to the first surface of the elastic substrate, wherein at least a portion of the first stretchable conductive interconnect has a meandering shape aligned with the gap in the elastic substrate; and c. a second stretchable conductive interconnect coupled to the second surface of the elastic substrate, wherein at least a portion of the second stretchable conductive interconnect has the meandering shape and is aligned with the gap in the elastic substrate, and the meandering shapes of each of the first stretchable conductive interconnect and the second stretchable conductive interconnect are aligned to form a pressure sensor, wherein a shape of the gap is the meandering shape, and the first stretchable conductive interconnect, the second stretchable conductive interconnect, and the gap are co-aligned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A stretchable flexible pressure sensor array comprising:
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a. an elastic substrate comprising a material that enables the elastic substrate to be stretched in one or more directions, wherein the elastic substrate comprises a first surface and an opposing second surface and a plurality of gaps extending through the elastic substrate; b. a plurality of first stretchable conductive interconnects coupled to the first surface of the elastic substrate, each first stretchable conductive interconnect forms a row in the stretchable flexible pressure sensor array, wherein multiple portions of each first stretchable conductive interconnect have a meandering shape aligned with one of the plurality of the gaps in the elastic substrate; and c. a plurality of second stretchable conductive interconnects coupled to the second surface of the elastic substrate, each second stretchable conductive interconnect forms a column in the stretchable flexible pressure sensor array, wherein multiple portions of each second stretchable conductive interconnect have the meandering shape and is aligned with one of the plurality of the gaps in the elastic substrate, and the meandering shape of one portion of each of the first stretchable conductive interconnect is aligned with a corresponding one portion of the second stretchable conductive interconnects to form a pressure sensor, wherein a shape of each of the plurality of gaps is the meandering shape, and one portion of the first stretchable conductive interconnects, one portion of the second stretchable conductive interconnects and one of the plurality of gaps are co-aligned. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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