A magnetic tactile sensor arrangement
AssigneeThe Shadow Robot Company Limited
InventorsJohn Hugo Elias, Rory Thompson
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Abstract
A magnetic tactile sensor arrangement A magnetic tactile sensor arrangement comprises a flexible inner layer (2) and a flexible outer layer (3), the inner and outer layers (2, 3) sandwiched together adjacent to one another in use; sat least one magnetic sensor element (4) located substantially at or on the inner surface of the two layers (2, 3), the magnetic sensor element (4) comprising a magnetic sensor (7) and sensor cup (8), the magnetic sensor (7) locating into the cup (8) in use, the sensor cup (8) configured so that in use the majority of the sensor element (7) is enclosed within the sensor cup (8), the sensor cup (8) formed from a ferrous material.
Claims21
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A magnetic tactile sensor arrangement, comprising:
- a flexible inner layer and a flexible outer layer, the inner and outer layers sandwiched together adjacent to one another in use;
- at least one magnetic sensor element located substantially at or on the inner surface of the two layers, the magnetic sensor element comprising a magnetic sensor and sensor cup, the magnetic sensor locating into the cup in use, the sensor cup configured so that in use the majority of the magnetic sensor is enclosed within the sensor cup, the sensor cup formed from a ferrous material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.