Patent ID: 11867574
Assignee: SANCTUARY COGNITIVE SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A fluidic tactile sensor comprising:
a core comprising an outer core portion, an inner core portion, and a plurality of first channels having first openings at a plurality of first surface portions of the outer core portion:
an elastic skin disposed over the first surface portions:
a plurality of cells formed between the first surface portions and the elastic skin and fluidly connected to the plurality of first channels, each of the cells containing a fluid, wherein a contact force applied to the elastic skin at a first location corresponding to one of the cells produces a measurable change in fluid pressure inside the one of the cells: and
a plurality of pressure transducers arranged to measure fluid pressure in the cells:
wherein the core comprises at least one port communicatively coupled to the plurality of first channels, and further comprising a valve arranged in the at least one port.