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US 2020/0138375 A1Published application
Pressure management methods for determining non-inclusive forces and apparatuses incorporating the same
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsCaleb Rogers, Tyler Flood
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Abstract
A method includes determining that a portion of a force applied to a sensor system was applied to a non-inclusive region of the sensor system. An activation area of the non-inclusive region may be determined. A force distribution of the non-inclusive region may be determined. A corresponding force measurement of the non-inclusive region based on the activation area and the force distribution may be calculated.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining that a portion of a force applied to a sensor system was applied to a non-inclusive region of the sensor system;
- determining an activation area of the non-inclusive region;
- determining a force distribution of the non-inclusive region;
- and
- calculating a corresponding force measurement of the non-inclusive region based on the activation area and the force distribution.
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A sensor system comprising:
- a sensing area disposed along a surface of the sensor system;
- a non-inclusive region arranged adjacent to the sensing area, wherein the non-inclusive region does not include a sensor;
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- a processor that, when executing computer readable and executable instructions of the sensor system, causes the sensor system to:
- determine that a portion of a force applied to the sensor system was applied to the non-inclusive region of the sensor system;
- determine an activation area of the non-inclusive region;
- determine a force distribution of the non-inclusive region;
- and
- calculate a corresponding force measurement of the non-inclusive region based on the activation area and the force distribution.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.