CAPACITIVE SEAT SENSOR AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME

In an example, a vehicle seat sensor system includes a vehicle seat, a flexible seat sensor, and an electronics unit. The vehicle seat includes a seat surface. The flexible seat sensor is disposed within a deformable distance from the seat surface and includes one or more signal electrodes, one or m...

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Hauptverfasser:	DELOS SANTOS, Benedicto, EICHINGER, Colin, D, JONAS, Jared, K, OMOTE, Toshihiko, OTTLEY, Colton, Allen, BORTELL, John, BRIGGS, Nathan, C, BELKNAP, Juma
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	MEASURING MEASURING ANGLES MEASURING AREAS MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES TESTING TRANSPORTING VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISEPROVIDED FOR
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Zusammenfassung:	In an example, a vehicle seat sensor system includes a vehicle seat, a flexible seat sensor, and an electronics unit. The vehicle seat includes a seat surface. The flexible seat sensor is disposed within a deformable distance from the seat surface and includes one or more signal electrodes, one or more ground electrodes, one or more dielectric layers, and one or more capacitors. Each capacitor is formed by a combination of a corresponding signal electrode and a corresponding ground electrode with a corresponding dielectric layer positioned between the corresponding signal electrode and the corresponding ground electrode. The electronics unit is connected to the flexible seat sensor and is configured to electrically communicate with the flexible seat sensor. The flexible seat sensor is configured to provide a capacitive output proportional to an amount of pressure applied to the flexible seat sensor.