Detector constructed from fabric using measured current to determine pressure
First Claim
1. A position detector constructed from fabric having electrically conductive elements incorporated therein, comprising at least a first electrically conductive plane having electrically conductive fibers and electrically insulating fibers incorporated therein, and a second electrically conductive plane, having electrically conductive fibers and electrically insulating fibers incorporated therein, said first conductive plane having at least two electrical connections attached thereto and said second plane having at least two electrical connections attached thereto, whereinan electric potential is applied across at least one of said planes to determine the position of a mechanical interaction;
- and a second electrical property is determined to identify additional properties of said mechanical interactions.
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Abstract
A position detector is constructed from fabric having electrically conductive elements incorporated therein. It includes at least a first electrically conductive plane and a second electrically conductive plane, each conductive plane having at least two respectively associated electrical connections attached thereto. An electric potential is applied across at least one of the planes to determine the position of a mechanical interaction. A second electrical property is also determined to identify additional properties of the mechanical interactions.
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1. A position detector constructed from fabric having electrically conductive elements incorporated therein, comprising at least a first electrically conductive plane having electrically conductive fibers and electrically insulating fibers incorporated therein, and a second electrically conductive plane, having electrically conductive fibers and electrically insulating fibers incorporated therein, said first conductive plane having at least two electrical connections attached thereto and said second plane having at least two electrical connections attached thereto, wherein
an electric potential is applied across at least one of said planes to determine the position of a mechanical interaction; - and
a second electrical property is determined to identify additional properties of said mechanical interactions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A method of detection, performed with respect to a detector constructed from fabric and having electrically conductive elements incorporated therein, comprising at least a first electrically conductive plane having electrically conductive fibers and electrically insulating fibers incorporated therein, and a second electrically conductive plane having electrically conductive fibers and electrically insulating fibers incorporated therein, said first conductive plane having at least two electrical connections attached thereto and said second plane having at least two electrical connections attached thereto, said method comprising:
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applying a potential across at least one of said planes to determine the position of a mechanical interaction; and
determining a second electrical property to identify additional properties of said mechanical interactions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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