Sensor Array System for a Motorized Board
OwnerGregory L. Hiltoninventor
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Abstract
A system and method of replacing a worn foot sensor array on a motorized board. A new sensor array is provided that is made from a laminate structure. The laminate structure has multiple sensor fields, wherein the multiple sensor fields are disposed symmetrically about a midline. Slots can be formed or cut into the laminate structure, wherein the sensor fields are only interconnected by narrow lead wires. This enables the various sensor fields to move independently and rest against contoured surfaces without buckling, bending, or otherwise stressing the sensors on the sensor fields.
Claims20
A method of replacing a worn foot sensor array on a motorized board, comprising:
- removing said worn foot sensor array to expose a support surface on said motorized board;
- providing a replacement sensor array having an electrical connector and a laminate construct with sensor fields, lead wires and neutral fields, wherein said sensor fields contain contact sensors, said lead wires connect said contact sensors to said electrical connector, and said neutral fields are empty of said contact sensors and said lead wires, wherein said neutral fields separate said sensor fields into separate areas on said laminate construct;
- electrically interconnecting said electrical connector and said motorized board;
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- affixing said replacement sensor array to said support surface.
A replacement sensor array system, comprising:
- a laminate construct having a midline, an electrical connector, sensor fields, lead wires and neutral fields, wherein said sensor fields contain contact sensors and said lead wires connect said contact sensors to said electrical connector, wherein said neutral fields are empty of said contact sensors and said wires,
- wherein said neutral fields separate said sensor fields into separate areas on said laminate construct that are symmetrically disposed about said midline, and
- wherein said electrical connector is disposed along said midline.
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