JP2002188902A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (22)

The surface or the interior of the flexible and expandable with insulating film-like electrode member, and the electrode portion constituting the electrode member arranged electrode arrangement with regularity by placement into opposed position using at least two An electrical output means for outputting an electrical signal of a predetermined value to the electrode of each electrode member; and an electrical measurement means for electrically measuring an electrical signal generated between the electrodes of each electrode member, wherein the electrical output means A measurement object that is measured by the electrical measuring means to measure a change in the electrical signal generated between the electrodes of each electrode member to which an electrical signal having a predetermined value is supplied from the electrode member, and is in contact with the electrode member based on the measured change in the electrical signal A shape recognition sensor characterized by obtaining shape recognition information for recognizing the shape of an object.   2. The shape recognition sensor according to claim 1, wherein the electrode portion is configured by bonding at least two electrode members facing each other into a bag shape.   The shape recognition sensor according to claim 2, wherein a substance such as gas, liquid, powder, or fluid is placed inside the bag of the electrode portion configured in a bag shape.   The shape recognition sensor according to claim 3, wherein a substance having a clear resistivity is placed inside the bag of the electrode portion configured in a bag shape.   The shape recognition sensor according to claim 3, wherein a substance having a clear dielectric constant is placed inside the bag of the electrode portion configured in a bag shape.   6. The substance replacement control means for controlling replacement of a substance to be placed inside the bag of the electrode part configured in a bag shape according to a type of a material to be measured or the like is provided in any one of claims 2 to 5. Shape recognition sensor.   The substance amount control means for controlling the amount of the substance to be put into the bag of the electrode portion configured in a bag shape according to the kind of the material to be measured, etc. is provided. Shape recognition sensor.   The shape recognition sensor according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising an internal pressure detecting means for detecting a pressure inside the bag of the electrode portion configured in a bag shape. Correlates with the detection values detected and the viscosity of the product put into the bag inside the electrode portion is constituted by a bag-like shape by the pressure detection means, the distance between the array of electrodes with a regularity of the electrode portions The shape recognition sensor according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein an internal pressure value inside the bag of the electrode portion configured in a bag shape is obtained.   Computation means is provided for computing three-dimensional data of the measurement object based on the change in the electrical signal generated between the electrodes of each electrode member measured by the electrical measurement means and the internal pressure detection value detected by the internal pressure detection means. The shape recognition sensor according to claim 1.   The shape recognition sensor according to claim 10, further comprising a temporal change calculation unit that calculates the three-dimensional data of the measurement object calculated by the calculation unit as a temporal change. The surface or the interior of the flexible and stretchable insulation of certain film-like electrode member, arranged in opposed position with at least two electrode members which arranged electrode arrangement with regularity, the electrical signal of a predetermined value Measuring the change in the electrical signal generated between the electrodes of each electrode member supplied with the electrode, and obtaining shape recognition information for recognizing the shape of the measurement object in contact with the electrode member based on the measured change in the electrical signal A shape recognition method.   The shape recognition method according to claim 12, wherein at least two electrode members opposed to each other are attached to form a bag shape.   The shape recognition method according to claim 13, wherein a substance such as gas, liquid, powder, or fluid is put into a bag formed by bonding at least two electrode members facing each other.   The shape recognition method according to claim 14, wherein a substance having a clear resistivity is placed in a bag formed by bonding at least two electrode members facing each other.   The shape recognition method according to claim 14, wherein a substance having a clear dielectric constant is placed in a bag formed by bonding at least two electrode members facing each other.   The change of the substance put into the inside of the bag comprised by bonding together using at least two said electrode members made to face according to the kind of the material etc. of a measuring object is controlled. Shape recognition method.   18. The amount of a substance to be placed in a bag formed by bonding at least two electrode members facing each other according to the type of material to be measured, etc. is controlled. Shape recognition method.   The shape recognition method according to any one of claims 13 to 18, wherein a pressure inside a bag formed by bonding at least two electrode members opposed to each other is detected. Correlates with the pressure detection values detected and the viscosity of the product put into the pouch to the electrode member are opposed is configured by bonding with at least two, between the electrodes of the array with a regularity The shape recognition method according to any one of claims 13 to 19, wherein an internal pressure value inside a bag configured by bonding at least two electrode members facing each other is obtained from a distance.   The shape recognition method according to any one of claims 11 to 20, wherein calculation is performed as three-dimensional data of an object to be measured based on a change in an electric signal generated between electrodes of each electrode member.   The shape recognition method according to claim 21, wherein the calculated three-dimensional data of the measurement object is calculated as a temporal change.