Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vibration and dynamic acceleration sensing using capacitors
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Application No.: US15018449Application Date: 2016-02-08
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Publication No.: US09791331B2Publication Date: 2017-10-17
- Inventor: Kai Gossner
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Gregory J. Albin; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: G01L1/00
- IPC: G01L1/00 ; G01L1/14 ; G01C19/5719 ; G01P15/125 ; H01G5/38

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus comprising at least one sensing capacitor and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to receive a signal from the at least one sensing capacitor indicative of a change of charge of the sensing capacitor, and wherein the controller is configured to determine an amount of force applied to the sensing capacitor, an acceleration of the sensing capacitor, a torsion of the sensing capacitor, a vibration of the sensing capacitor or a pulling force applied to the sensing capacitor based on the change of charge of the at least one sensing capacitor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160153844A1 VIBRATION AND DYNAMIC ACCELERATION SENSING USING CAPACITORS Public/Granted day:2016-06-02
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