SENSOR
First Claim
1. A sensor comprising:
- a light component support mechanically coupled to a surface of an object to be sensed;
a single light source that generates a beam of light, wherein the single light source is supported by the light component support; and
an imager connected to the light component support via one or more elastic members, wherein the imager receives the beam of light, and converts the beam of light into an electric signal,wherein the sensor;
determines a relative position of the imager and the light component support based on the beam of light received by the imager, andcalculates a strain on the surface of the object in one or more degrees of freedom based on the relative position of the imager and the light component support
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Abstract
A sensor comprising a light component in support of a light source operable to direct a beam of light onto an imaging device having an image sensor, such as a CCD or CMOS or N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS or Live MOS) sensor. The sensor can also comprise an imaging device positioned proximate to the light component and operable to receive the beam of light, and to convert this into an electric signal, wherein the light component and the imaging device are movable relative to one another, and wherein relative movement of the light component and the imaging device is determinable in multiple degrees of freedom. The sensor can also comprise a light deflecting module designed to deflect light from a light component onto the imaging device. The light sources and the resulting beams of light therefrom can comprise a number of different types, orientations, configurations to facilitate different measurable and determinable degrees of freedom by the sensor.
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1. A sensor comprising:
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a light component support mechanically coupled to a surface of an object to be sensed; a single light source that generates a beam of light, wherein the single light source is supported by the light component support; and an imager connected to the light component support via one or more elastic members, wherein the imager receives the beam of light, and converts the beam of light into an electric signal, wherein the sensor; determines a relative position of the imager and the light component support based on the beam of light received by the imager, and calculates a strain on the surface of the object in one or more degrees of freedom based on the relative position of the imager and the light component support - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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