Tactile sensor module with a flexible substrate adapted for use on a curved surface and method of a mounting tactile sensor
First Claim
1. A tactile sensor module comprising:
- a flexible substrate having a plurality of strips, where at least some of said plurality of strips being first strips branching off from a second strip of said plurality of strips and each of said first strips having a distal end and a proximal end close to a junction between said first and second strips;
a plurality of sensing coupled to the plurality of strips;
one or more communication terminals coupled to the flexible substrate, one or more of said sensing elements arranged on at least one of said first strips exclusive of said junction; and
at least one electronic circuit section provided at the flexible substrate, said electronic circuit section being electrically coupled to at least some of said sensing elements and/or communication terminals via wiring extending at the flexible substrate, and said electronic circuit section having communication functions for receiving information acquired by the plurality of sensing elements and for transmitting the information to the communication terminals,wherein at least one of said strips comprises a foldable region and/or a cuttable region.
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Abstract
The invention provides a tactile sensor module that enables adjustment of the density of sensing elements and adjustment of mounting regions to be carried out in a straightforward manner with one type of module that is highly adaptive to complex curved surfaces. A tactile sensor module comprises a flexible substrate having one or a plurality of strips, a plurality of sensing elements arranged at the one or plurality of strips of the flexible substrate, one or more communication terminals provided at the flexible substrate; and at least one electronic circuit section provided at the flexible substrate having communication functions. At least one of the strips comprises a foldable region and/or a cuttable region.
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35 Claims
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1. A tactile sensor module comprising:
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a flexible substrate having a plurality of strips, where at least some of said plurality of strips being first strips branching off from a second strip of said plurality of strips and each of said first strips having a distal end and a proximal end close to a junction between said first and second strips; a plurality of sensing coupled to the plurality of strips; one or more communication terminals coupled to the flexible substrate, one or more of said sensing elements arranged on at least one of said first strips exclusive of said junction; and at least one electronic circuit section provided at the flexible substrate, said electronic circuit section being electrically coupled to at least some of said sensing elements and/or communication terminals via wiring extending at the flexible substrate, and said electronic circuit section having communication functions for receiving information acquired by the plurality of sensing elements and for transmitting the information to the communication terminals, wherein at least one of said strips comprises a foldable region and/or a cuttable region. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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