Apparatus and method for detection of mechanical inputs
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1. An apparatus for analyzing mechanical inputs, comprising:
- one or more mechanical elements configured to receive one or more mechanical inputs;
a piezoresistive sensor configured to convert the mechanical inputs into one or more electric signals;
one or more electrical elements configured to determine a plurality of voltage components of the electric signals, wherein the voltage components comprise at least one of an average voltage and one or more transient voltages, the one or more transient voltages determined based on the average voltage; and
a processor configured to analyze the voltage components, wherein the voltage components are analyzed to determine a plurality of characteristics of the mechanical inputs.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide apparatus and method for analyzing mechanical inputs. The apparatus comprises mechanical elements configured to receive mechanical inputs and a piezoresistive sensor configured to convert the mechanical inputs into electric signals. The apparatus further includes electrical elements configured to determine voltage components of the electric signals and a processor configured to analyze the voltage components, wherein the voltage components are analyzed to determine a plurality of characteristics of the mechanical inputs.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for analyzing mechanical inputs, comprising:
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one or more mechanical elements configured to receive one or more mechanical inputs; a piezoresistive sensor configured to convert the mechanical inputs into one or more electric signals; one or more electrical elements configured to determine a plurality of voltage components of the electric signals, wherein the voltage components comprise at least one of an average voltage and one or more transient voltages, the one or more transient voltages determined based on the average voltage; and a processor configured to analyze the voltage components, wherein the voltage components are analyzed to determine a plurality of characteristics of the mechanical inputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for analyzing mechanical inputs, comprising:
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receiving one or more mechanical inputs at one or more mechanical elements; converting the mechanical inputs into one or more electric signals by a piezoresistive sensor; determining a plurality of voltage components of the electric signals by one or more electrical elements, wherein the voltage components comprise at least one of an average voltage and one or more transient voltages, the one or more transient voltages determined based on the average voltage; and analyzing the voltage components by a processor, wherein the voltage components are analyzed to determine a plurality of characteristics of the mechanical inputs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for analyzing mechanical inputs, comprising:
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one or more mechanical elements configured to receive one or more mechanical inputs; a piezoresistive sensor coupled to the mechanical elements, wherein the sensor IS configured to convert the mechanical inputs into one or more electric signals; one or more electrical elements configured to determine an average voltage and one or more transient voltages of the electric signals, the one or more transient voltages determined based on the determined average voltage; a converter configured to convert the average voltage and the transient voltages from analog to digital values; and a processor configured to determine a plurality of characteristics of the mechanical inputs based on the digital values of the average voltage and the one or more transient voltages. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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