Patents Assigned to Western Michigan University Research Fund
  • Patent number: 9943128
    Abstract: An impact sensing system includes a first impact sensor having a flexible dielectric layer, a first printed electrode on a first side of the layer, and a second printed electrode on a second side of the layer. The second printed electrode overlies and is moveable toward and away from the first electrode by deformation of the flexible dielectric layer. Further, the layer maintains a capacitance between to the first electrode and the second electrode that changes with a movement of the second electrode toward or away from the first electrode. The system further includes a first readout circuit electronically coupled with the first and second electrodes to measure a change in the capacitance and output a corresponding voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Western Michigan University Research Fund
    Inventors: Massood Zandi Atashbar, Margaret Joyce, Binu Baby Narakathu, Sai Guruva Reddy Avuthu, Michael Joyce, Ali Eshkeiti