Patent ID: 8935964
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
1. A transducer for measuring normal force of a compliant pin, the transducer comprising: a fixture having a base, a supporting beam extending from the base and a sensing beam proximate to the supporting beam, the sensing beam being supported at at least one end thereof, the fixture having a slot configured to receive the compliant pin, the slot being positioned between the supporting beam and the sensing beam; and a strain gauge array on the sensing beam, the strain gauge array sensing strain of the sensing beam, the strain of the sensing beam corresponding to normal force imparted on the sensing beam by the compliant pin; wherein the sensing beam is configured to be deformed and spread apart from the supporting beam when the compliant pin is loaded into the slot, the deformation corresponding to strain of the sensing beam configured to be sensed by the strain gauge array.