Contact detection device
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12112590B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US17673248

    申请日:2022-02-16

    Abstract: A contact detection device includes an electrostatic capacitance sensor provided on a steering wheel of a vehicle, and configured to detect contact of a human body with the steering wheel, an estimation unit configured to estimate whether the human body is in contact with the steering wheel, and a diagnosis unit configured to conduct a failure diagnosis related to the electrostatic capacitance sensor, based on a detection result of the electrostatic capacitance sensor in a case where the estimation unit estimates that the human body is in contact with the steering wheel and a detection result of the electrostatic capacitance sensor in a case where the estimation unit estimates that the human body is in no contact with the steering wheel.

    Sensor interface circuit, sensor system, and method of signal measurement

    公开(公告)号:US12085423B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-10

    申请号:US17313554

    申请日:2021-05-06

    Applicant: NXP USA, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G01D5/24 G01L9/125 G01R27/2605

    Abstract: A sensor interface circuit includes a continuous-time capacitance-to-voltage (C/V) converter having C/V input and output ends, the C/V input end being configured for electrical connection with first and second sense nodes of a capacitive sensor. A filter circuit is electrically coupled to the C/V output ends. The filter circuit has first and second resistors at corresponding first and second filter input ends of the filter circuit, a capacitor connected between first and second filter output ends of the filter circuit, and a chopper circuit interposed between the first and second filter input ends and the first and second filter output ends. A buffer circuit is electrically coupled with the first and second filter output ends of the filter circuit. The filter circuit applies low pass filtering of sense signals from the capacitive sensor before sampling and demodulation operations to reduce high-frequency interference in the sense signals.

    FLEXIBLE CAPACITIVE TOUCH SENSING DEVICE AND HOD DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240288287A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-29

    申请号:US18656550

    申请日:2024-05-06

    Inventor: Ching-Shun Chen

    Abstract: A flexible capacitive touch sensing device comprising a first, a second sensing region and a capacitance detection circuit. Each of the first, second sensing region comprises: flexible material; and electrodes, in or on the flexible material. Capacitance sensed by the capacitance detection circuit is used for detecting if an object causes capacitance variation to the first sensing region and the second sensing region. The first sensing region comprises a first side region with a first side which is adjacent to a second side of the second sensing region Shapes of the electrodes are changeable after provided on the flexible material. The electrodes are overlapped in normal directions of the first side region and the second side region. An angle which is not 0 degree exists between the electrodes which are overlapped. Such flexible capacitive touch sensing device can be applied to generate a HOD device with different sizes.

    Electrode structure and grip sensor

    公开(公告)号:US12066305B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17830024

    申请日:2022-06-01

    CPC classification number: G01D5/24 B62D1/046 B62D1/06 G01L1/146 G01L5/221

    Abstract: An electrode structure includes: a base material; a conductive fabric on a first surface of the base material; and one or more conductive wires on a second surface of the base material so as to be electrically insulated from the conductive fabric. The second surface is opposite to the first surface of the base material. The base material includes: a first area and a second area. The first area is fitted into a groove of the rim and the second area is placed in a part of a rim of a steering wheel other than the groove, when the base material is attached to the rim. The one or more conductive wires are arranged at a lower wiring density in the first area than in the second area.

    MULTI-MEASUREMENT PROBE ASSEMBLY
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240255383A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18104756

    申请日:2023-02-01

    CPC classification number: G01M15/14 G01D5/24 G01D5/268

    Abstract: A measurement system is provided that includes a probe assembly. The probe assembly includes a capacitance probe and an optical probe. The capacitance probe includes a capacitance sensor that forms a sensor face of the probe assembly. An aperture projects axially through the capacitance sensor to the sensor face. The optical probe is configured with an optical line of sight through the aperture into a volume adjacent the sensor face.

    Encoder, driving apparatus, robot apparatus, control system, and its control method

    公开(公告)号:US12040733B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US17211098

    申请日:2021-03-24

    Abstract: Provided is an encoder, which is provided in a driving apparatus comprising a motor section configured to drive a first displacement section, which is connected to a fixed section via an elastic body, and a transmission section configured to convert a displacement of the first displacement section and transmit the displacement to the second displacement section, comprising: a first detector configured to detect first displacement information of the first displacement section; a second detector configured to detect second displacement information of the second displacement section; a third detector configured to detect third displacement information of the motor section relative to the fixed section; and a computing section configured to obtain information related to a driving amount of the motor section using the first displacement information and the second displacement information, and obtain information of a load on the motor section using the third displacement information.

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