A capacitive multipath force sensor module includes a movable actuator, first and second stationary capacitor plates, and a central capacitor plate connected to the actuator and positioned between the stationary plates. The central plate moves by a same amount toward one stationary plate and away from the other stationary plate when the actuator is moved. In multiple successive cycles, while the first stationary plate is held at ground, (i) the central plate and the second stationary plate are connected to a voltage and (ii) are then disconnected from the voltage with the central plate being connected to a capacitor having a known capacitance value to thereby enable a charge quantity stored on the central plate to be transferred to the capacitor. After a predefined number of cycles, a voltage of the capacitor, which is indicative of an amount of movement of the actuator, is measured.
VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DER AUSLENKUNG DES BETÄTIGUNGSGLIEDS EINES KAPAZITIVEN MEHRWEGE-KRAFTSENSORBAUSTEINS
METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DEFLECTION OF THE ACTUATOR OF A CAPACITIVE MULTIPATH FORCE SENSOR MODULE
PROCÉDÉ POUR DÉTERMINER LA DÉVIATION DE L'ÉLÉMENT D'ACTIONNEMENT D'UN COMPOSANT CAPTEUR DE FORCE CAPACITIF À PLUSIEURS VOIES
2023-12-06
Patent
Electronic Resource
German
IPC: | G01D MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE , Anzeigen oder Aufzeichnen in Verbindung mit Messen allgemein / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / G05G CONTROL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS INSOFAR AS CHARACTERISED BY MECHANICAL FEATURES ONLY , Steuer- oder Regelvorrichtungen oder Steuer- oder Regelsysteme gekennzeichnet ausschließlich durch mechanische Einzelheiten |
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