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A Scalable and Tunable Haptic Array Based on Dielectric Elastomer Actuators in a Patch-Like Form Factor (Case No. 2023-203)
Summary: Researchers at the Soft Materials Laboratory at UCLA developed a haptic array with high force displacement output in a patch-like, wearable form. Background: Virtual reality (VR) is advancing rapidly and projected to balloon as an industry to over $200 billion by 2029. The success of virtual and augmented reality (AR) is dependent on creating...
Published: 5/22/2024   |   Inventor(s): Qibing Pei, Roshan Plamthottam, Guo Yuxuan
Keywords(s): Augmented Reality, Elastomer, Force sensor, force-sensing, Haptic Technology, interactive sensing application, Sensor, smart sensing, Virtual Reality
Category(s): Electrical > Visual Computing > AR/VR/Mixed Reality, Electrical, Electrical > Displays, Electrical > Visual Computing
HASHI: Highly Adaptable Seafood Handling Instrument
INV-24042 https://nu.technologypublisher.com/files/sites/adobestock_512005721_(2)1.jpeg Source: molpix, https://stock.adobe.com/images/industrail-robotic-arm-holding-aluminum-can-in-a-packaging-line-production-industrial-4-0-technology-for-modern-factory-management/512005721?prev_url=detail Innovative chopstick-inspired robotic end-effector offers...
Published: 10/15/2024   |   Inventor(s): Taskin Padir, Nathaniel Hanson, Sebastian Wicke, Austin Allison
Keywords(s): Food packaging, Force Sensor, gripper, Robotics, Sensor
Category(s): Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Sensors/Robotics
Modular Robot Skin for Safe Human Robot Collaboration
INV-24004 Background: With the increasing frequency of human-robot interactions, as is the case with cobots (collaborative robots), service robots, exoskeletons and prosthetics, safety protocols have become essential. Robotic skin technology forms a crucial part of enhancing human-robot interaction and safety, allowing for real time sensing and reacting....
Published: 10/15/2024   |   Inventor(s): Shuo Jiang, Lawson Wong
Keywords(s): Circuits, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Force Sensor, Haptic devices, Python, Robotics, Sensor, soft robotics, Software and Algorithms
Category(s): -Sensors, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Sensors/Robotics, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Electronics/Semiconductors
Parametrically Driven Intertial Sensing in Chip-Scale Optomechanical Cavities at the Thermodynamical Limits with Extended Dynamic Range (Case No. 2023-282)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed an accelerometer model that uses optomechanical transduction, enabling higher precision motion detection through a simplified design. Background: Modern transportation and communication technologies rely on the measurement and transduction of minute...
Published: 1/22/2024   |   Inventor(s): Chee Wei Wong, Jaime Flores
Keywords(s): accelerometer, cavity optomechanics, Force sensor, inertial sensor, motion detection, Optoelectronics, Optomechanical accelerometer, Sensors, Signal Processing, Voltage-Controlled Oscillator
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Sensors
2022-284 Non-Contact Force Sensing
Summary: Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCLA have developed a non-contact force sensor that relies on laser speckle imaging to precisely sense changing forces on the surface of a variety of materials. Background: Force sensing capabilities enable the ubiquity of a wide range of modern technologies, from touch...
Published: 9/26/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yang Zhang, Achuta Kadambi, Siyou Pei, Pradyumna Chari, Xue Wang, Xiaoying Yang
Keywords(s): Atomic Force Microscopy, Electric Vehicle, Electrical, Force sensor, force-sensing, HCI (Human Computer Interaction), interaction modality, interactive sensing application, interactive system, laser speckle imaging, machine perception, non-contact, Piezoelectric Sensor, pressure sensitive, Sensor, Sensors, Sensory System, Ubiquitous force signals
Category(s): Electrical, Electrical > Signal Processing, Electrical > Sensors, Electrical > Displays, Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing