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WO2019115375A1 - Appareils mobiles utilisables pour des déterminations d'orientation à l'aide de multiples capteurs de pression - Google Patents

Appareils mobiles utilisables pour des déterminations d'orientation à l'aide de multiples capteurs de pression Download PDF

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WO2019115375A1
WO2019115375A1 PCT/EP2018/083924 EP2018083924W WO2019115375A1 WO 2019115375 A1 WO2019115375 A1 WO 2019115375A1 EP 2018083924 W EP2018083924 W EP 2018083924W WO 2019115375 A1 WO2019115375 A1 WO 2019115375A1
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  • This disclosure relates to moveable apparatuses operable to determine the orientation of the apparatus using multiple pressure sensors.
  • electromechanical device used to measure acceleration forces sometime are used in mobile phones to detect the orientation of the phone. Such information can be used to determine, for example, if the phone is in portrait or landscape orientation (e.g., if the device’s display screen is facing upward, downward or sideways).
  • sensors that determine spatial orientation.
  • automobiles may include accelerometers to determine, for example, the vehicle’s pitch.
  • accelerometers to determine, for example, the vehicle’s pitch.
  • sensors can be useful, for example, in automatic hill start systems, parking brake systems, antitheft systems and automatic headlight control systems, among others.
  • a gyroscope for example, can provide an additional dimension to the information supplied by the accelerometer by tracking rotation or twist.
  • a gyroscope tends to consume a relatively large amount of power, which can quickly drain the device’s battery or other power source.
  • the present disclosure describes moveable apparatuses operable to determine the orientation of the apparatus using multiple pressure sensors in or on the moveable apparatus.
  • the disclosure describes a moveable apparatus including multiple pressure sensors in or on the moveable apparatus, each of the pressure sensors being operable to generate a respective output signal indicative of pressure.
  • the moveable apparatus also includes one or more processors operable to determine an orientation of the moveable apparatus based, at least in part, on the output signals from the multiple pressure sensors.
  • the one or more processors are operable to determine at least one of tilt or inclination of the moveable apparatus based, at least in part, on the output signals from the pressure sensors.
  • the one or more processors are operable to determine an angle of a plane of the moveable apparatus with respect to a predetermined reference plane (e.g., a horizontal plane parallel to the ground) based, at least in part, on the output signals from the pressure sensors.
  • the one or more processors are operable to generate a control signal to adjust a feature of the moveable apparatus in response to the determined orientation of the device. For example, a control signal can be generated to switch between a portrait orientation and a landscape orientation of a display screen in response to the determined orientation of the moveable apparatus.
  • Each of the pressure sensors can be implemented, for example, as a capacitive pressure sensor. Other types of pressure sensors may be appropriate for some implementations. In some instances, there are at least three pressure sensors.
  • the techniques can be integrated into a wide range of moveable apparatuses, including mobile devices, vehicles, drones, game console controllers, wearable devices, and others.
  • the disclosure also describes a method of determining an orientation of a moveable apparatus.
  • the method includes obtaining output signals from multiple pressure sensors in the moveable apparatus, and determining an orientation of the moveable apparatus based, at least in part, on the output signals from the multiple pressure sensors.
  • the method also includes generating a control signal to adjust a feature of the moveable apparatus in response to the determined orientation.
  • Some implementations include one or more of the following advantages.
  • the use of two or more pressure sensors can enable the determination of relative height differences, and thus the device’s tilt, independently of ambient pressure.
  • Pressure sensors tend to be less expensive than some other sensors such as accelerometers and gyroscopes. Thus, overall costs can be reduced.
  • the power consumption of capacitive pressure sensors tends to be significantly smaller than that of gyroscopes.
  • the pressure sensors can be operated in a continuous mode in which the pressure sensors remain on, thereby enabling high-output data rates without draining the power source (e.g., battery) in the moveable apparatus.
  • the techniques described here can, in some cases, facilitate determination of the orientation of the apparatus (e.g., its inclination, tilt, and/or rotation) with relative high accuracy and low latency.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example of part of a moveable apparatus including multiple pressure sensors.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example of how the tilt angle of a moveable apparatus can be determined based on measurements obtained from two pressure sensors.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a mobile device that includes multiple pressure sensors.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a vehicle that includes multiple pressure sensors.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a wearable device that includes multiple pressure sensors.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a game control console that includes multiple pressure sensors.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a garage door that includes multiple pressure sensors.
  • FIG. 8 is a flow chart of a method according to as aspect of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a combination package that includes a microphone and a pressure sensor.
  • the present disclosure describes a moveable apparatus operable to determine the orientation of the apparatus (e.g., its inclination, tilt, and/or rotation) using multiple pressure sensors disposed in or on the moveable apparatus.
  • the pressure sensors 20 can be disposed on a printed circuit board or other substrate 22 within the moveable apparatus. More generally, the pressure sensors 20 can be disposed elsewhere within or on the moveable apparatus and need not be disposed on the same surface as one another.
  • the pressure sensors 20, however, should have sufficient sensitivity and accuracy, and should be located at positions sufficiently separated from one another such that, when the moveable apparatus is rotated, the difference in pressure at the positions of the pressure sensors 20 can be measured.
  • the pressure sensors 20 are located at, or near, the comers of the moveable apparatus so as to maximize the distances between the sensors. In some cases, the pressure sensors 20 are located at, or near, opposite edges of the moveable apparatus.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates four pressure sensors 20, other implementations may include as few as two pressure sensors, and some implementations may include three or more pressure sensors in or on the moveable apparatus. Although two sensors 20 can be sufficient to measure one angle, at least three sensors 20 may be provided for measuring two angles (e.g., the inclination of a plane in three-dimensional space).
  • Some implementations can include a further pressure sensor 20’ disposed on a platform 26 so as to permit distinguishing between a rotation, for example, of 180° degrees around either the x axis or the y axis. Also, increasing the number of pressure sensors 20 can, in some instances, improve accuracy.
  • the pressure sensors 20 can be used as the pressure sensors 20.
  • barometric sensors can be used to measure ambient pressure levels at the multiple locations within the moveable apparatus.
  • the pressure sensors 20 have a short measurement time, low noise, low power consumption, high accuracy, a small form factor, and a fast output frequency to facilitate fast readout.
  • the pressure noise of the difference signal should be less than 0.12 Pa rms, with an output data rate larger than 20 Hz.
  • Different applications may require different resolution settings and/or data output rates. Thus, other pressure noise and or altitude resolution requirements may be appropriate for different output data rates.
  • the pressure sensors 20 advantageously are implemented as capacitive, microelectro- mechanical systems (MEMS) type pressure sensors, in which pressure is measured via deflection of a membrane caused by external (e.g., ambient) pressure.
  • MEMS microelectro- mechanical systems
  • each of the capacitive pressure sensors 20 includes a suspended tensile membrane over a cavity that is at a certain gauge pressure. The external pressure can be measured because the pressure difference between the external pressure and the gauge pressure generates a force on the membrane, which causes the membrane to deflect. This deflection then can be measured by capacitive measurement.
  • Other types of pressure sensors can be used as well.
  • the pressure sensors 20 are operable to generate output signals indicative of pressure.
  • the pressure sensors 20 are coupled to a signal processing unit 24 in the moveable apparatus.
  • the signal processing unit 24 is operable to obtain (e.g., read) the pressure values generated by the pressure sensors 20, to convert the pressure values to relative height values, and to compute a best fitting plane that includes the positions of the pressure sensors 20, thus yielding the orientation of the moveable apparatus (e.g., its inclination with respect to a predetermined plane such as the horizontal plane).
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example of how the tilt angle of the moveable apparatus can be determined by the signal processing unit 24 based on measurements obtained from two pressure sensors 20 A and 20B.
  • the tilt Q of the moveable apparatus causes a difference in height for the respective positions of the pressure sensors, and thus a difference in pressure.
  • the foregoing implementation allows for measurement of tilt for -90° ⁇ Q ⁇ 90°.
  • the tilt angle of the moveable apparatus can be determined by the signal processing unit 24 using output signals from three pressure sensors (20A, 20B, 20C) located, respectively, at different positions in or on the moveable apparatus.
  • the tilt angle Q can be found by passing a line or a plane through the positions of the pressure sensors (20A, 20B, 2C) and a predetermined reference plane (e.g., the horizontal plane). Assuming that the positions of the pressure sensors in three- dimensional space are (0, 0, 0) for the first sensor 20A, (x 2 , 0, 0) for the second sensor 20B, and (x 3 , y 3 , 0) for the third sensor 20C, the tilt angle Q can be determined by the following equation:
  • pi, p2, p3 are the values of pressure measured, respectively, by the sensors 20A, 20B, 20C, and where k indicates the change in pressure per unit distance.
  • information can be stored in memory accessible by the signal processing unit 24 or can be hardwired into code executable by the signal processing unit.
  • a control unit in the moveable apparatus is operable to generate a control signal to adjust a feature of the mobile device in response to the determined orientation of the device.
  • the control unit can be implemented as the same or different processor(s) as the signal processing unit 24.
  • the pressure sensors 20 and signal processing unit 24 can be integrated, for example, into a mobile device such as a smart phone, cellular phone, tablet computer, notebook computer, laptop computer, personal data assistant, and other such hand-held or portable computing devices.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a mobile device, in this case a smart phone 30, that includes pressure sensors 20 whose measurements can be used to determine the orientation (e.g., tilt) of the device.
  • a control unit in the smart phone is operable to use the orientation to determine whether the device is in a portrait or landscape orientation, and in some cases, can cause a display screen 32 on the device to switch from the portrait orientation to the landscape orientation, or vice-versa.
  • Signals form the pressure sensors 20 also can be used, for example, to determine tilt, which can be in the. control of video games on the mobile device or to navigate in a three-dimensional (e.g., 360°) photograph or video displayed on the mobile device.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a vehicle, in this case an automobile 40, that includes pressure sensors 20 whose measurements can be used to determine the orientation (e.g., pitch or tilt) of the vehicle.
  • a control unit in the vehicle is operable to use the orientation to control an automatic parking brake system, a hill start system, an antitheft system, an automatic headlight control system, or other systems of the vehicle. For example, if the orientation indicates the vehicle’s pitch, the control unit can use the vehicle’s orientation to adjust a direction of the vehicle’s headlight(s) and/or can enable hill-start functionality.
  • wearable devices refers to electronic and/or computing technologies incorporated into items of clothing and accessories which can be worn on the body.
  • the wearable device is operable to perform various computing tasks and may provide sensory and/or scanning features such as biofeedback or tracking of physiological function(s).
  • Examples of wearable devices include smart watches, smart eyeglasses, fitness trackers, smart fabrics, smart jewelry such as bracelets, and virtual reality headsets, among others.
  • the wearable device can be coupled wirelessly for communication with a smartphone or other computing device.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a wearable device, in this case smart eyeglasses 50, that includes pressure sensors 20 whose measurements can be used to determine the orientation (e.g., tilt) of the wearable device.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a game controller 60 that includes pressure sensors 20 whose measurements can be used to determine the orientation (e.g., tilt) of the game controller.
  • the game controller 60 moves up and down.
  • the difference in pressure measured by the pressure sensors 20 is translated by a signal processing unit to the corresponding difference in height.
  • this information is used by a control unit to control the game (e.g., to control the position and/or orientation of an item on a display screen).
  • the techniques described here also can be integrated into stationary or partially stationary objects that include a moveable apparatus as a component or part of the object.
  • An example of such objects includes a garage or other building that includes an automatic door.
  • Another example is a bridge that includes a moveable deck.
  • Other examples of such objects include industrial equipment and playground equipment having a moveable component.
  • Pressure sensors can be integrated into the moveable apparatus and used as described above.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a building 70 that has an automatic garage door 72 including pressure sensors 20 whose measurements can be used to determine the orientation (e.g., tilt) of the door.
  • At least one pressure sensor 20 can be integrated with read-out circuitry.
  • a capacitive pressure sensor can be integrated on top of a CMOS read-out circuit.
  • the pressure sensor 20 can include a bottom electrode formed on top of the final passivation layer of the CMOS read-out circuit. Further details of such implementations are described, for example, is U.S. Patent No. 9,340,412, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • a method of determining an orientation of a moveable apparatus includes obtaining output signals from multiple pressure sensors in or on the moveable apparatus (202) and determining an orientation of the moveable apparatus based, at least in part, on the output signals from the pressure sensors (204). In some implementations, the method also includes generating a control signal to adjust a feature of the moveable apparatus in response to the determined orientation (206).
  • a pressure sensor 20 can be integrated with some other component (e.g., a microphone ASIC die) in the moveable apparatus.
  • some other component e.g., a microphone ASIC die
  • FIG. 9 shows a package 300 that includes a pressure sensor chip 302 integrated with, and stacked on, a microphone ASIC 304 that is coupled to the microphone MEMS element 306.
  • FIG. 9 shows a package 300 that includes a pressure sensor chip 302 integrated with, and stacked on, a microphone ASIC 304 that is coupled to the microphone MEMS element 306.
  • Such an implementation can be advantageous for some smart phones, which already include one or more microphones (e.g., for cancellation of environment noise).
  • the moveable apparatus includes one or more additional sensors, such as an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and/or a location determining device that uses, for example, GPS, WiFi or 4G technology.
  • the signal processing unit 24 can be operable to determine the orientation of the moveable apparatus based, at least in part, on the output signals from the pressure sensors 20 and at least one of the additional sensors.
  • Embodiments of the subject matter described in this specification can be implemented as one or more computer program products, i.e., one or more modules of computer program instructions encoded on a computer readable medium for execution by, or to control the operation of, data processing apparatus.
  • the computer readable medium can be a machine-readable storage device, a machine -readable storage substrate, a memory device, a composition of matter effecting a machine-readable propagated signal, or a combination of one or more of them.

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Un appareil mobile comprend de multiples capteurs de pression dans ou sur l'appareil mobile. Chacun des capteurs de pression peut fonctionner pour générer un signal de sortie respectif indicatif de la pression. L'appareil mobile comprend également un ou plusieurs processeurs utilisables pour déterminer une orientation de l'appareil mobile sur la base, au moins en partie, des signaux de sortie provenant des multiples capteurs de pression. Les techniques peuvent être intégrées dans une large gamme d'appareils mobiles, y compris des dispositifs mobiles, des véhicules, des contrôleurs de console de jeu, des dispositifs portables, et autres.
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