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Force sensor for tendon-actuated mechanisms

forcesensor_tam

A force sensor for a tendon-actuated mechanism, the force sensor comprising: a body having a through hole for passage of a tendon of the tendon-actuated mechanism therethrough, the body configured to be connected to a part of the tendon-actuated mechanism through which the tendon passes; and a sensor provided on the body to obtain a compression force on the body from the part of the tendon-actuated mechanism through which the tendon passes.

Patent: Lai, Wenjie, Lin Cao, and Soo Jay Louis Phee. “Force sensor for tendon-actuated mechanisms.” U.S. Patent No.US11906376B2.


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