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US 12,569,990 B2Granted
System of robots and robotic parts including method of construction and method of use
OwnerCalin Mocanuinventor
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Abstract
A robotic component can include a Flexible Circuit Board (FCB) that can be bent into various shapes throughout the robotic component. The FCB can include various integrated sensors that can be manufactured as part of the FCB in a way that reduces the size and number of connections. The FCB can include capacitive force sensors that can measure a quantity of force and can be unitary with the FCB and can be manufactured by folding two electrodes around a compressible dielectric pad.
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A robotic component comprising:
- a flexible circuit board (FCB), the flexible circuit board comprising:
- at least one rotational position encoder, the rotational position encoder being on the FCB as an Integrated Chip (IC), and at least one magnet, the at least one magnet being embedded in a joint of the robotic component so that the at least one magnet and the at least one rotational position encoder are on-axis with the joint, so that the rotational position encoder can determine the rotational position of the magnet within the joint;
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- at least one strain relief loop that passes around a loop holder within the robotic component.
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A robotic component comprising:
- a flexible circuit board (FCB), the flexible circuit board comprising:
- at least one rotational position encoder, the rotational position encoder being on the FCB as an Integrated Chip (IC), and at least one magnet, the at least one magnet being embedded in a joint of the robotic component so that the at least one magnet and the at least one rotational position encoder are on-axis with the joint, so that the rotational position encoder can determine the rotational position of the magnet within the joint;
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- at least one bending segment, the bending segment allowing the FCB to be folded into multiple planes.
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A robotic component comprising:
- a flexible circuit board (FCB), the flexible circuit board comprising:
- at least one rotational position encoder, the rotational position encoder being on the FCB as an Integrated Chip (IC), and at least one magnet, the at least one magnet being embedded in a joint of the robotic component so that the at least one magnet and the at least one rotational position encoder are on-axis with the joint, so that the rotational position encoder can determine the rotational position of the magnet within the joint;
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- at least one capacitive force sensor being unitary with the FCB, and the capacitive force sensor having two electrodes folded around a compressible dielectric pad.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.