Patent ID: 11860052
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 2:
3. The method of claim 2, wherein:
the first and second force measurements of the plurality of sensors of the first sensing region and of the second sensing region are determined based on peak generated electrical signals of the plurality of sensors of the first sensing region and the second sensing region;
the total applied force is determined by summing a first peak force measurement of the first force measurement and a second peak force measurement of the second force measurement;
the first relative magnitude of the first sensing region is determined based on the first peak force measurement of the plurality of sensors of the first sensing region, the first area of the first sensing region, and at least the portion of the total area of the sensing area;
the second relative magnitude of the second sensing region is determined based on the second peak force measurement of the plurality of sensors of the second sensing region, the first area of the first sensing region, and at least the portion of the total area of the sensing area;
the correct sensing region is determined based on the first regional confidence factor;
the incorrect sensing region is determined based on the second regional confidence factor;
the activation area of the incorrect sensing region is determined based on a plurality of activated states of the plurality of sensors of the incorrect sensing region;
the force distribution of the incorrect sensing region is determined based on the peak generated electrical signals of the plurality of sensors of the incorrect sensing region;
the raw confidence factor is determined by averaging the first regional confidence factor and the second regional confidence factor; and
the correction algorithm to calculate the corrected confidence factor is performed if the raw confidence factor is below the threshold confidence factor.