Angular displacement sensor of compliant material
First Claim
1. A sensor system comprising:
- an angular displacement sensor comprising;
an elongated structure extending between a first end and a second end, the elongated structure being compliant material that is flexible and bendable from a linear, non-bent position to multiple bendable positions; and
a first compliant capacitor, wherein the first compliant capacitor comprises a first conductive layer embedded within and extending from the first end to the second end along a longitudinal length of the elongated structure to form a first electrode of the first compliant capacitor, a second conductive layer embedded within and extending from the first end to the second end along the longitudinal length to form a second electrode of the first compliant capacitor, and an elastomer dielectric layer extending between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer;
a first member coupled to the first end of the angular displacement sensor, the first member defining a first vector corresponding with an axis of the angular displacement sensor when the elongated structure is in the linear, non-bent position; and
a second member coupled to the second end of the angular displacement sensor, the second member defining a second vector corresponding with the axis of the angular displacement sensor, and wherein an angular displacement is determined between the first vector and the second vector within a first plane defined and extending along the longitudinal length and extending orthogonal through a width of the first compliant capacitor.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a sensing device that includes a flexible substrate having an elongated structure extending between a first end and a second end, the elongated structure being compliant material that is flexible and bendable from a linear, non-bent position to multiple bendable positions. The sensing device also includes a first compliant strain sensing element embedded within the compliant material and extending between the first end and the second end along a longitudinal length of the elongated structure. The first compliant strain sensing element includes a second compliant material that is flexible and bendable, where an electrical property of the first compliant strain sensing element changes in proportion to an applied strain on the elongated structure.
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8 Claims
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1. A sensor system comprising:
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an angular displacement sensor comprising; an elongated structure extending between a first end and a second end, the elongated structure being compliant material that is flexible and bendable from a linear, non-bent position to multiple bendable positions; and a first compliant capacitor, wherein the first compliant capacitor comprises a first conductive layer embedded within and extending from the first end to the second end along a longitudinal length of the elongated structure to form a first electrode of the first compliant capacitor, a second conductive layer embedded within and extending from the first end to the second end along the longitudinal length to form a second electrode of the first compliant capacitor, and an elastomer dielectric layer extending between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer; a first member coupled to the first end of the angular displacement sensor, the first member defining a first vector corresponding with an axis of the angular displacement sensor when the elongated structure is in the linear, non-bent position; and a second member coupled to the second end of the angular displacement sensor, the second member defining a second vector corresponding with the axis of the angular displacement sensor, and wherein an angular displacement is determined between the first vector and the second vector within a first plane defined and extending along the longitudinal length and extending orthogonal through a width of the first compliant capacitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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