Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Force sensor with compensation
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Application No.: US14718257Application Date: 2015-05-21
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Publication No.: US10267702B2Publication Date: 2019-04-23
- Inventor: Peter Steeneken , Jozef van Beek , Willem Besling
- Applicant: NXP B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: NXP B.V.
- Current Assignee: NXP B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Priority: EP14171660 20140609
- Main IPC: G01L25/00
- IPC: G01L25/00 ; G01L1/10 ; G01L1/26 ; G01Q60/24

Abstract:
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to force sensors. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments, an apparatus includes a force-responsive component having a resonant frequency, and a circuit that compensates for variations with the force-responsive component. The force-responsive component moves in response to an applied force, in accordance with a spring constant that is susceptible to fluctuation. The compensation circuit determines Brownian motion of the force-responsive component at the resonant frequency based on temperature, and generates an output based on the determined Brownian motion and movement of the force-responsive component. Such an output is indicative of force applied to the apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150355043A1 Force Sensor with Compensation Public/Granted day:2015-12-10
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