Method for locating an impact on a surface and device therefor
First Claim
1. A method for locating a position of an impact on a surface of an object forming an acoustic interface, the surface provided with at least one acoustic sensor, the method comprising:
- measuring at least one sensed signal from acoustic waves generated in the object forming an acoustic interface by said impact;
localizing said position of said impact on said surface by processing of said at least one sensed signal, the processing characterized by a comparison of a sensed signal in the at least one sensed signal with at least one predetermined signal in a plurality of predetermined signals, whereineach respective predetermined signal in said plurality of predetermined signals corresponds to an active zone in a plurality of active zones on said surface, andeach respective predetermined signal in said plurality of predetermined signals represents a signal that is sensed when a reference impact is generated on the active zone in said plurality of active zones that corresponds to the respective predetermined signal, and wherein,the position of the impact is associated with an active zone in said plurality of active zones by said localizing when the sensed signal is sufficiently similar to said predetermined signal corresponding to the active zone.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for locating an impact point on a surface of an object. The object is provided with an acoustic sensor that senses the impact from the acoustic waves that are generated when the object is subjected to the impact. The location of the impact on the surface of the object is determined by a recognition step that includes a comparison of the sensed signal to one or more predetermined signals. Each predetermined signal represents an active zone on the surface of the object. A predetermined signal corresponds to the sensed signal when the impact causing the sensed signal is generated in the active zone represented by the predetermined signal. The impact is associated with the active zone represented by a predetermined signal when the sensed signal and the predetermined signal sufficiently correspond to each other.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for locating a position of an impact on a surface of an object forming an acoustic interface, the surface provided with at least one acoustic sensor, the method comprising:
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measuring at least one sensed signal from acoustic waves generated in the object forming an acoustic interface by said impact; localizing said position of said impact on said surface by processing of said at least one sensed signal, the processing characterized by a comparison of a sensed signal in the at least one sensed signal with at least one predetermined signal in a plurality of predetermined signals, wherein each respective predetermined signal in said plurality of predetermined signals corresponds to an active zone in a plurality of active zones on said surface, and each respective predetermined signal in said plurality of predetermined signals represents a signal that is sensed when a reference impact is generated on the active zone in said plurality of active zones that corresponds to the respective predetermined signal, and wherein, the position of the impact is associated with an active zone in said plurality of active zones by said localizing when the sensed signal is sufficiently similar to said predetermined signal corresponding to the active zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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25. A device for locating a position of an impact on a surface forming part of an object forming an acoustic interface, provided with at least one acoustic sensor the device comprising:
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means for measuring at least one sensed signal from acoustic waves generated in the object forming said acoustic interface by said impact, and means for localizing the position of the impact on said surface by processing a sensed signal in said at least one sensed signals, characterized in that said means for localizing comprises; recognition means suitable for comparing the sensed signal with at least one predetermined signal, each respective predetermined signal in said at least one predetermined signal corresponding to a signal that is sensed when an impact is generated on an active zone forming part of the surface of the object that corresponds to the respective predetermined signal, and means for associating the location of the impact with said active zone when the sensed signal is sufficiently similar to said predetermined signal.
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33. A method of identifying a location of an impact on a surface of an object, wherein said surface is delineated into a plurality of active zones, the method comprising:
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measuring a sensed signal caused by said impact; comparing said sensed signal with a library of predetermined signals, each predetermined signal in said library of predetermined signals corresponding to an active zone in said plurality of active zones, wherein each predetermined signal in said library of predetermined signals is determined experimentally by generating at least one impact on each active zone in the plurality of active zones;
whereinwhen a correspondence between said sensed signal and a respective predetermined signal in said plurality of sensed signals is sufficiently similar, said location of said impact is deemed to be in the active zone corresponding to said respective predetermined signal. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer for locating a position of an impact on a surface of an object forming an acoustic interface, the surface provided with at least one acoustic sensor, the computer comprising:
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instructions for receiving measurements of at least one sensed signal from acoustic waves generated in the object forming an acoustic interface by said impact; instructions for localizing said position of said impact on said surface by processing of said at least one sensed signal, the processing characterized by a comparison of a sensed signal in the at least one sensed signal with at least one predetermined signal in a plurality of predetermined signals, wherein each respective predetermined signal in said plurality of predetermined signals corresponds to an active zone in a plurality of active zones on said surface, and each respective predetermined signal in said plurality of predetermined signals represents a signal that is sensed when a reference impact is generated on the active zone in said plurality of active zones that corresponds to the respective predetermined signal, and wherein, the position of the impact is associated with an active zone in said plurality of active zones by said instructions for localizing when the sensed signal is sufficiently similar to said predetermined signal corresponding to the active zone. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A computer for identifying a location of an impact on a surface of an object, wherein said surface is delineated into a plurality of active zones, the computer comprising:
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instructions for receiving measurements of a sensed signal from acoustic waves generated in the object by said impact; instructions for comparing said sensed signal with a library of predetermined signals, each predetermined signal in said library of predetermined signals corresponding to an active zone in said plurality of active zones;
whereinwhen a correspondence between said sensed signal and a respective predetermined signal in said library of sensed signals is sufficiently similar, said location of said impact is deemed to originate from the active zone corresponding to said respective predetermined signal. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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