Optical tactile sensor
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyunseok Hong, Jinpyo Gwak
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Abstract
An optical tactile sensor module is provided. The optical tactile sensor includes a housing, an elastic part including a first surface for contacting an object, a plurality of markers disposed at the elastic part and being adjacent to the first surface of the elastic part, and a camera unit configured to capture an image of a movement of at least some of the plurality of the markers on the first surface when the object contacts the first surface of the elastic part, wherein the plurality of markers include a first marker including a first color, and a second marker including a second color different from the first color.
Claims17
Optical tactile sensor circuitry comprising:
- a housing;
- an elastic part comprising a first surface for contacting an object;
- a plurality of markers disposed on a same plane of the elastic part and being adjacent to the first surface of the elastic part;
- and
- a camera configured to capture an image of a movement of at least some of the plurality of markers on the first surface when the object contacts the first surface of the elastic part,
- wherein each marker of the plurality of markers comprises:
- a first marker comprising a first color, and
- a second marker surrounding an edge of the first marker and comprising a second color different from the first color.
An electronic device comprising:
- optical tactile sensor circuitry;
- and
- a circuit board electrically connected to the optical tactile sensor circuitry,
- wherein the optical tactile sensor circuitry comprises:
- a housing,
- an elastic part comprising a first surface for contacting an object,
- a plurality of markers arranged on a same plane of the first surface of the elastic part, and
- a camera configured to capture an image of a movement of at least some of the plurality of markers when the object contacts the first surface of the elastic part, and
- wherein each marker of the plurality of markers comprises:
- a first marker comprising a first color, and
- a second marker surrounding an edge of the first marker and comprising a second color different from the first color.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.