Tactile sensor, tactile sensor system, and gripper unit
AssigneeFingerVision Inc.
InventorAkihiko YAMAGUCHI
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Abstract
A tactile sensor includes a gripper unit that includes i) a gripping portion capable of contacting an object to be gripped and capable of observing the object to be gripped from a surface opposite to a contact surface, and ii) a reflective portion capable of reflecting an image of the object to be gripped observed from the opposite surface, and a base unit that includes an imaging unit capable of imaging at least one of i) at least a portion of the opposite surface or ii) at least a portion of the reflective portion, wherein the gripper unit is configured to be detachable from the base unit.
Claims14
A tactile sensor comprising:
- a gripper unit that includes i) a gripping portion capable of contacting an object to be gripped and capable of observing the object to be gripped from a surface opposite to a contact surface, and ii) a reflective portion capable of reflecting an image of the object to be gripped observed from the opposite surface;
- and
- a base unit that includes an imaging unit capable of imaging at least one of i) at least a portion of the opposite surface or ii) at least a portion of the reflective portion, wherein
- the gripper unit is configured to be detachable from the base unit.
A gripper unit detachable from a base unit with an imaging unit, comprising:
- a gripping portion that is capable of contacting an object to be gripped and observing the object to be gripped from a surface opposite to a contact surface;
- and
- a reflective portion that is capable of reflecting an image of the object to be gripped observed from the opposite surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.