Contact sensitive device
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1. A contact sensitive device comprising:
- a member capable of supporting bending waves;
a plurality of sensors for measuring bending wave vibration in the member, wherein each of the sensors determines a measured bending wave signal; and
a processor responsive to the measured bending wave signals to calculate a location of a contact on the member, the processor calculating a phase angle for each measured bending wave signal and a phase difference between the phase angles of at least two pairs of sensors so that at least two phase differences are calculated and utilized in determining the location of the contact, wherein the phase difference between the phase angles of each pair of sensors is given by
Δ
θ
lm=θ
1−
θ
m=k(ω
0)Δ
xlm+2π
nlm,where θ
l and θ
m are the phase angles of respective measured bending wave signals Δ
Xlm=xl−
xm is a path length difference of two sensors, xl and xm being respective distances from the contact location to each sensor, k(ω
0) is a wavevector and nlm is an integer.
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Abstract
A contact sensitive device includes a member capable of supporting bending waves and a plurality of sensors mounted on the member for measuring bending wave vibration in the member. The sensors measure the bending wave signals and by calculating a phase angle for each measured bending wave signal and a phase difference between the phase angles of at least two pairs of sensors so that at least two phase differences are calculated, the location of the contact can be determined.
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1. A contact sensitive device comprising:
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a member capable of supporting bending waves; a plurality of sensors for measuring bending wave vibration in the member, wherein each of the sensors determines a measured bending wave signal; and a processor responsive to the measured bending wave signals to calculate a location of a contact on the member, the processor calculating a phase angle for each measured bending wave signal and a phase difference between the phase angles of at least two pairs of sensors so that at least two phase differences are calculated and utilized in determining the location of the contact, wherein the phase difference between the phase angles of each pair of sensors is given by
Δ
θ
lm=θ
1−
θ
m=k(ω
0)Δ
xlm+2π
nlm,where θ
l and θ
m are the phase angles of respective measured bending wave signals Δ
Xlm=xl−
xm is a path length difference of two sensors, xl and xm being respective distances from the contact location to each sensor, k(ω
0) is a wavevector and nlm is an integer.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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