Force measurement system
AssigneeSoftronics, Ltd.
InventorRobert H. Sternowski
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Abstract
A system includes an emitter of electromagnetic radiation combined to the object and aligned with a detector for detecting the electromagnetic radiation from the emitter. A processor in communication with the detector is calibrated to recognize a change in alignment between the electromagnetic radiation from the emitter and the detector. The processor translates the change in alignment to the amount of force applied to the object.
Claims17
A force measurement system for measuring an amount of force applied to an object, the system comprising:
- a light source combined to the object for emitting electromagnetic radiation;
- a detector combined to the object and aligned with the light source for detecting the electromagnetic radiation from the light source;
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- a processor in communication with the detector calibrated for recognizing a change in alignment of the detector and the light source and translating the change in alignment to the amount of force applied to the object.
A force measurement system for measuring an amount of force applied to an object, the system comprising:
- a light emitting diode combined to the object for emitting light;
- an image sensor combined to the object and aligned with the light emitting diode for detecting the light from the light emitting diode;
- a processor in communication with the image sensor calibrated for recognizing a change in alignment between light emitting diode and the image sensor and translating the change in alignment to the amount of force applied to the object.
A force measurement system for measuring an amount of force applied to an object, the system comprising:
- a light source combined to the object for emitting light;
- a detector with a plurality of pixels combined to the object and directly aligned with the light source for detecting the light from the light source;
- a processor in communication with the image sensor calibrated for recognizing a change in alignment between the light source and the detector and translating a movement of the light across the plurality of pixels to the amount of force applied to the object;
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- a circuit board attached to the object and the light source and the detector are attached to the circuit board and positioned such that the light source is aligned with the detector for emitting light directly to the detector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.