Abstract:
Several apparatuses and a method for enabling of analysis of a material based on capacitive technology are disclosed. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a first conductive surface. A second conductive surface is located substantially parallel to the first conductive surface. A measurement module measures a change in capacitance produced when a material is passed between the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface. The apparatus may include a database comprising a capacitance value of the material. A change in capacitance may be compared to the database to generate an identity of the material. A reference capacitor may enable the measurement module to adjust the measurement based on an environmental condition.
Abstract:
A method and system of thermal effect and off-center load compensation of a sensor are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sensor includes a first conductive surface and a second conductive surface substantially parallel to the first conductive surface, a processing and communication zone of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface having circuitry to enable communication with an external system (e.g., using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface) and a sensing area having partially a ceramic substrate surrounding a sensor surface and a reference surface of the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface. The sensor may include a set of electrical leads that enable the sensing area to communicate with the processing and communication zone and with external devices, and a guard ring surrounding the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface to minimize an effect of stray capacitance.
Abstract:
A sensor based inventory management system and method is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of real time inventory management includes providing a communication backbone between an inventory system and an inventory management server. The method also includes communicating a signal generated by a sensor unit of a sensor based inventory bin of the inventory system to the inventory management server through an interface. In addition, the method also includes determining a quantity of an inventory item in the sensor based inventory bin by processing the signal using an algorithm through a processor of the inventory management server. The method also includes communicating a request to a supplier for updating the quantity of the inventory item in the sensor based inventory bin of the inventory system. The method further includes updating the quantity of the inventory item in the sensor based inventory bin of the inventory system.
Abstract:
Several methods and a system of a resistive force sensing device and method with an advanced communication interface are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment provides a force measuring device. The force measuring device includes a resistive sensor having a fixed surface and a movable surface. A spring assembly is positioned between the fixed surface and the movable surface. The spring assembly alters in height in response to a force applied perpendicular to the movable surface and causes a change in a resistance of the resistive sensor. A circuit generates a measurement of the force based on an algorithm that considers a change in the resistance of the resistive sensor. A universal serial bus (USB) interface of the circuit provides digital output of the measurement to a computing device.
Abstract:
A system and methods of a microelectromechanical capacitor based device are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system of a microelectromechanical capacitive device includes a housing formed when a nonconductive material is deposited on a substrate, and a conductive plate mechanically coupled to the housing. The system further includes an additional housing coupled to the housing and an additional conductive plate that is substantially parallel to the conductive plate. The additional conductive plate is coupled to the additional conductive plate. The additional housing may be formed when an additional nonconductive material is deposited on an additional substrate. The substrate and the additional substrate may be dissolved using a chemical etching process when the housing and the additional housing are coupled.
Abstract:
Methods and devices based on a microelectromechanical capacitive sensor are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for fabricating an electromechanical capacitive device includes forming a housing of the electromechanical capacitive device using a non-conductive material and applying a conductive material on one or more areas on the housing to form one or more pairs of conductor plates.
Abstract:
The methods, systems, and apparatuses of edge sensors forming a touchscreen are disclosed. In one embodiment, a touchscreen (e.g., may be in rectangular shape) includes a display area of the touchscreen, a set of edge sensors (e.g., may be piezo-resistive, microelectromechanical sensors, and/or capacitive sensors) at boundary locations of the display area of the touchscreen, and a set of electronics (e.g., may filter and to compensates measurements of the set of edge sensors to create more accurate readings using an error correction module) to determine a location of a force and a magnitude of the force applied on the display area of the touchscreen using an algorithm that considers measurements the set of edge sensors.