The present invention discloses a capsule device for pressure measurement. The capsule device comprises a capsule enclosure, a data transmission assembly and a thin film pressure sensor. The capsule enclosure is formed with an accommodating chamber, and the data transmission assembly is arranged in the accommodating chamber. The thin film pressure sensor is attached to the outer surface of the capsule enclosure to measure pressure, and the thin film pressure sensor is connected with the data transmission assembly.

A pressure sensor has a convexly curved surface shape and includes: a capacitive sensor electrode layer including a plurality of sensing parts; a first reference electrode layer having elasticity and facing a first surface of the sensor electrode layer; a second reference electrode layer having elasticity and facing a second surface of the sensor electrode layer; an elastic layer having elasticity and provided between the first reference electrode layer and the sensor electrode layer; and a gap layer having elasticity and provided between the second reference electrode layer and the sensor electrode layer. The sensor electrode layer includes: a curved part; and a plurality of extension parts extending from a concavely curved side of the curved part. The extension parts include the sensing parts.

Composite sensors that exhibit four deformation modes decoupled from each other are disclosed. The modes include tension, compression, bending, and torsion. In one exemplary embodiment, the sensor includes a substrate and six unit sensors. The unit sensors are paired such that each pair includes two unit sensors disposed on opposite surfaces of the substrate, the sensors being substantially opposed to each other. Two of the pairs include longitudinal axes that are substantially parallel to each other, and the third pair includes a longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the other two longitudinal axes. The substrate is constrained along one of its edges. The composite sensors can be used in many contexts, such as part of a flow-driven, soft robot that passes through a pipe and detect links. Methods of detecting leaks are also described.

A pallet system (10) for transporting goods has a pallet (12) and a measuring component (14) located on top of the upper surface (18) of the pallet (12). The measuring component (14) comprises a first conductive layer (32) and a second conductive layer (34) spaced apart from each other forming a capacitor with a gap (36). At least one elastic element (30) is arranged within the gap, and a control unit (31) is electrically connected to the first conductive layer (32) and the second conductive layer (34), wherein the control unit (31) is configured to measure the capacitance of the capacitor. Further, a measuring component (14) is shown.

Described herein are systems and methods for determination of rolling resistance from a sensor or sensors in a tire or tires for application in smart cars to provide feedback to interested parties, such as Departments of Transportation or tire manufacturers.

A touch sensor detector system and method incorporating an interpolated sensor array is disclosed. The system and method utilize a touch sensor array (TSA) configured to detect proximity/contact/pressure (PCP) via a variable impedance array (VIA) electrically coupling interlinked impedance columns (IIC) coupled to an array column driver (ACD), and interlinked impedance rows (IIR) coupled to an array row sensor (ARS). The ACD is configured to select the IIC based on a column switching register (CSR) and electrically drive the IIC using a column driving source (CDS). The VIA conveys current from the driven IIC to the IIC sensed by the ARS. The ARS selects the IIR within the TSA and electrically senses the IIR state based on a row switching register (RSR). Interpolation of ARS sensed current/voltage allows accurate detection of TSA PCP and/or spatial location.

Matrix pressure sensor with neural network, and calibration method

Matrix pressure sensor (1), comprising: a matrix (2) of tactile pixels (10) at least some of which have a reciprocal crosstalk effect between them, a neural network (30) for processing an image (I.sub.P_MES) of the response from the sensor and providing a corrected image (I.sub.P_COR), this network having been trained from an augmented database (BD.sub.AUG) comprising: real homogeneous pressing data measured by applying a homogeneous pressure (P.sub.R) to at least some of the pixels, better still to all of the pixels of the matrix, and additional partial pressing data produced through simulation by applying binary masks (MAS) to the real homogeneous pressing data, so as to simulate partial pressing without a crosstalk effect with the pixels situated outside partial pressing areas.

Sensors capable of sensing shear and normal forces and suitable for measuring reaction forces on a body region of an individual, and systems and methods. Such a sensor includes a first plate and multiple second plates that are separated from the first plate by a dielectric material to define multiple capacitor units that are each responsive to normal and shear forces applied to the sensor. Each capacitor unit comprises an individual second plate of the second plates and a portion of the first plate that is superimposed by the individual second plate. The second plates are superimposed on the first plate so that a shear force applied to the sensor causes a first portion of at least one of the second plates to not be superimposed on the first plate while a remaining portion of the second plate remains superimposed on the first plate to define a superimposed area therebetween.

A sensor according to the present technology includes a sensor unit and a separation layer. The sensor unit includes a first pressure sensor on a front side and a second pressure sensor on a rear side that are opposite to each other and detects, on the basis of pressure detection positions in an in-plane direction by the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor, a force in the in-plane direction. The separation layer has a gap portion and is interposed between the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor.

Provided is a tension-insensitive tactile sensor having high sensitivity and a wide sensing range by using a stretchable sensor array. According to the stretchable sensor array and the method for manufacturing the same of the present invention, pressure may be measured without interference of tension while maintaining flexibility of the sensor. In addition, the stretchable sensor array may have high initial resistance, induce a large change in contact resistance when pressure is applied, thereby being capable of measuring pressure with high sensitivity, have a wide pressure sensing range, and have decreased interference by an when sensing a pressure distribution.