FORCE SENSOR AND FORCE DETECTION SYSTEM PRESSING FORCE SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20240272024A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18428772

    申请日:2024-01-31

    发明人: Yuta HAGA

    IPC分类号: G01L1/26 G01L1/20

    CPC分类号: G01L1/26 G01L1/205

    摘要: A force sensor includes a plurality of detection electrodes disposed in respective individual detection regions, a sensor layer facing the detection electrodes, a common electrode through which current flows to the detection electrodes via the sensor layer at inputting of force, a plurality of signal lines that are coupled to the detection electrodes and through which the current having flowed to the detection electrodes is output to outside, a plurality of switch elements configured to open and close the coupling of the signal lines and the detection electrodes, a plurality of gate lines for controlling opening and closing of the switch elements, a plurality of correction circuits disposed in the respective individual detection regions, and correction gate lines for driving the correction circuits.

    Load cell scale for weighing with overload protection

    公开(公告)号:US11933662B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-19

    申请号:US17269512

    申请日:2019-02-28

    发明人: Guoxing Shi

    摘要: A load cell scale, has a columnar shaped load cell part having a upper surface and a lateral surface intersecting with the upper surface, the load cell part having a first load cell with a first weighting and a second load cell with a second weighting, and a stopper part for restricting deformation occurring in the load cell, wherein the load cell part further has a strain portion capable of elastically deforming, and wherein the stopper part is a plate-shaped member formed to extend along the longitudinal direction, the stopper portion has a fixing-end portion fixed to the lateral surface of the load cell; and a free-end portion separating from the fixing-end portion along the longitudinal axis, the free-end portion being configured to restrict the elastic deformation of the load cell part due to the load in a state when the fixing-end portion is fixed to the lateral surface.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND CLASSIFYING LOADING OF A STRUCTURE USING STRAIN MEASUREMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240035905A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US18224766

    申请日:2023-07-21

    申请人: XEROX CORPORATION

    IPC分类号: G01L1/24 G01L1/26

    CPC分类号: G01L1/247 G01L1/246 G01L1/26

    摘要: A system includes a sensor network comprising a network of optical sensors coupled to structural members of a structure loaded by vehicles or by an environmental event. A processor is operatively coupled to the sensor network. The processor is configured to receive the strain measurements from the network of optical sensors, calculate total strain energy using the received strain measurements, detect a heavy load on the structure in response to the total strain energy exceeding a total strain energy threshold developed for the structure, and determine whether the heavy load results from a superload vehicle or the environmental event. A transmitter is operatively coupled to the processor and configured to transmit one or both of an alert and a condition assessment report for the structure to a predetermined location in response to determining that the heavy load results from the superload vehicle or the environmental event.