公开(公告)号：US20220334010A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17723253

申请日：2022-04-18

Applicant: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： LUKAS PHILIP CZINGER ,  Matthew Cooper Keller ,  Bahram Issari

IPC: G01L1/22 ,  B33Y40/00 ,  B33Y80/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for using a structure as a sensor are disclosed. An apparatus in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises an additively-manufactured component comprising a channel, a sensor including an connection point, wherein the sensor is arranged in the channel, and an adhesive arranged in the channel, the adhesive coupling the additively-manufactured component to the sensor, such that the connection point is accessible external to the adhesive, the sensor being configured to provide a signal at the connection point, wherein the signal provides information of an applied force on the additively-manufactured component.