Movement detector having six degrees of freedom with three position sensors and method for the production of a sensor
First Claim
1. A movement detector having six degrees of freedom comprising:
- a support; and
three position sensors arranged on the support according to three orthogonal axes, each sensor comprising;
a rigid body having two opposing inside walls;
conducting areas arranged on the rigid body, the conducting areas comprising four conducting areas arranged such that two of the conducting areas are arranged on one of the inside walls and two of the conducting areas are arranged on the opposing inside wall; and
an electrically conducting deformable element that is isolated from the conducting areas when the deformable element is in a rest position, and the deformable element moving from the rest position to an active position in response to a high-speed movement of predetermined direction and orientation,wherein the deformable element associated with each sensor is in equilibrium around a central part of the deformable element,wherein the deformable element responds, to a translation along a predetermined axis by bending, causing ends of the deformable element to substantially simultaneously and temporarily contact two conducting areas on a same inside wall, andwherein the deformable element responds to a rotation around a predetermined axis by pivoting, causing the ends of the deformable element to substantially simultaneously and temporarily contact two conducting areas arranged on opposing inside walls.
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Abstract
The movement detector having six degrees of freedom comprises a support on which three position sensors are arranged according to three orthogonal axes. Each sensor comprises a rigid body (3), a deformable element (4) which is electrically conductive, and four conductive areas (6b) which are disposed on rigid walls (3). The deformable element (4) is balanced around the centre part thereof and has a rest position and four active positions wherein it is temporarily in contact with two of the conductive areas (6b) of the rigid body (3). The deformable element (4) of a sensor moves from a rest position to one of the active positions in response to a predetermined directional or axial translation or votation.
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11 Claims
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1. A movement detector having six degrees of freedom comprising:
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a support; and three position sensors arranged on the support according to three orthogonal axes, each sensor comprising; a rigid body having two opposing inside walls; conducting areas arranged on the rigid body, the conducting areas comprising four conducting areas arranged such that two of the conducting areas are arranged on one of the inside walls and two of the conducting areas are arranged on the opposing inside wall; and an electrically conducting deformable element that is isolated from the conducting areas when the deformable element is in a rest position, and the deformable element moving from the rest position to an active position in response to a high-speed movement of predetermined direction and orientation, wherein the deformable element associated with each sensor is in equilibrium around a central part of the deformable element, wherein the deformable element responds, to a translation along a predetermined axis by bending, causing ends of the deformable element to substantially simultaneously and temporarily contact two conducting areas on a same inside wall, and wherein the deformable element responds to a rotation around a predetermined axis by pivoting, causing the ends of the deformable element to substantially simultaneously and temporarily contact two conducting areas arranged on opposing inside walls. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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