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US 10,852,206 B2Granted
Tactile sensor and android
AssigneeJtekt Corporation
InventorYohei Shimizu
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Abstract
A tactile sensor has an elastically deformable sheet, a coil that is provided in the sheet, a powdery or fibrous magnetic material that is provided in the sheet with the coil, and a detection portion that detects an inductance of the coil. Also included as an android with a mechanical portion that is a skeleton, a skin portion that covers the mechanical portion, and at least part of the skin portion includes the tactile sensor.
Claims5
An android comprising:
- a mechanical portion that is a skeleton;
- and
- a skin portion that covers the mechanical portion, wherein
- at least a part of the skin portion is configured of a tactile sensor, the tactile sensor comprising:
- an elastically deformable sheet;
- a coil that is provided in the sheet;
- a powdery or fibrous magnetic material that is provided in the sheet in a manner so as to directly contact the sheet;
- and
- a detection portion that detects an inductance of the coil.
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