Compliant Solid-State Bumper for Robot
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1. A robot bumper comprising:
- a bumper body having a forward surface and a top surface angling away from the forward surface, the bumper body conforming to a shape of a received robot chassis;
a force absorbing layer disposed on the bumper body;
a membrane switch layer comprising a plurality of electrical contacts arranged along the top surface of the bumper body; and
a force transmission layer disposed between the force absorbing layer and the membrane switch layer, the force transmission layer comprising a plurality of force transmitting elements configured to transmit force to the membrane switch layer.
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Abstract
A robot bumper including a bumper body having a forward surface and a top surface angling away from the forward surface. The bumper body conforms to a shape of a received robot chassis. The robot bumper also includes a force absorbing layer disposed on the bumper body, a membrane switch layer comprising a plurality of electrical contacts arranged along the top surface of the bumper body, and a force transmission layer disposed between the force absorbing layer and the membrane switch layer. The force transmission layer includes a plurality of force transmitting elements configured to transmit force to the membrane switch layer.
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9 Claims
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1. A robot bumper comprising:
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a bumper body having a forward surface and a top surface angling away from the forward surface, the bumper body conforming to a shape of a received robot chassis; a force absorbing layer disposed on the bumper body; a membrane switch layer comprising a plurality of electrical contacts arranged along the top surface of the bumper body; and a force transmission layer disposed between the force absorbing layer and the membrane switch layer, the force transmission layer comprising a plurality of force transmitting elements configured to transmit force to the membrane switch layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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