Distance measuring device, distance measuring system and distance measuring method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11022438-B2
Application number	US-201816203718-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2018
Priority date	Apr 28, 2018
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a distance measuring device, a distance measuring system and a distance measuring method. The distance measuring device includes a finger sleeve assembly and a communication component. The finger sleeve assembly includes a first interphalangeal joint and a second interphalangeal joint that is rotatable connected to the first interphalangeal joint. The communication component is disposed on the finger sleeve assembly and is configured to transmit and/or receive a ranging signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A distance measuring device comprising:
a finger sleeve assembly; and
a communication component;
wherein the finger sleeve assembly includes a first interphalangeal joint and a second interphalangeal joint that is rotatable connected to the first interphalangeal joint;
wherein the distance measuring device further comprises a monitor disposed at the second interphalangeal joint, and
the communication component is disposed at the finger sleeve assembly and is configured to at least one of transmit and receive a ranging signal.

2. The distance measuring device of claim 1 , wherein the distance measuring device further includes a calculation circuit configured to determine a distance to be measured according to the ranging signal.

3. The distance measuring device of claim 1 , wherein the communication component is disposed at the second interphalangeal joint; and the distance measuring device further includes a gyroscope and an adjustment-control circuit;
the gyroscope is disposed at the second interphalangeal joint and is configured to obtain a first attitude angle of the communication component;
the communication component is further configured to at least one of send the first attitude angle to an opposite communication component and receive a second attitude angle transmitted by the opposite communication component; and
the adjustment-control circuit is configured to control rotation of at least one of the first interphalangeal joint and the second interphalangeal joint according to at least one of the first attitude angle and the received second attitude angle, thereby adjusting and controlling an angle at which the communication component at least one of transmits and receives the ranging signal.

4. The distance measuring device of claim 3 , wherein the finger sleeve assembly further includes a metacarpophalangeal joint; the metacarpophalangeal joint is configured to fix the distance measuring device; the metacarpophalangeal joint is rotatable connected to the first interphalangeal joint; and the first interphalangeal joint is pivotally connected between the metacarpophalangeal joint and the second interphalangeal joint.

5. The distance measuring device of claim 4 , wherein the finger sleeve assembly further includes:
a first driving mechanism disposed between the metacarpophalangeal joint and the first interphalangeal joint, and configured to drive the first interphalangeal joint to rotate with respect to the metacarpophalangeal joint according to the control signal sent from the adjustment-control circuit; and
a second driving mechanism disposed between the first interphalangeal joint and the second interphalangeal joint and configured to drive the second interphalangeal joint to rotate with respect to the first interphalangeal joint according to the control signal sent from the adjustment-control circuit.

6. The distance measuring device of claim 5 , wherein the first interphalangeal joint is provided with a first bracket; the first driving mechanism includes a first motor and a first reducer mounted to the first motor; and the first motor and the first reducer are fixed to the metacarpophalangeal joint; and
wherein the first reducer is provided with a first keyway; the first keyway engages with the first bracket; and the first motor is configured to drive the first bracket to rotate.

7. The distance measuring device of claim 5 , wherein the first interphalangeal joint is provided with a second bracket, and the second interphalangeal joint is provided with a third bracket; the second driving mechanism includes a second motor and a second reducer mounted to the second motor; the second motor and the second reducer are fixed to the second bracket; and
wherein the second reducer is provided with a second keyway; the second keyway engages with the third bracket; and the second motor is configured to drive the third bracket to rotate.

8. The distance measuring device of claim 1 , wherein the communication component includes an infrared transceiver.

9. The distance measuring device of claim 1 , further comprising a prompter disposed at the second interphalangeal joint.

10. The distance measuring device of claim 9 , wherein the prompter includes an indicator lamp.

11. A distance measuring device comprising:
a finger sleeve assembly; and
a communication component;
wherein the finger sleeve assembly includes a first interphalangeal joint and a second interphalangeal joint that is rotatable connected to the first interphalangeal joint,
wherein the distance measuring device further comprises a battery in the second interphalangeal joint, and
the communication component is disposed at the finger sleeve assembly and is configured to at least one of transmit and receive a ranging signal.

12. A distance measuring system comprising:
a first distance measuring device;
a second measuring device; and
a calculation circuit;
wherein the first distance measuring device includes a first finger sleeve assembly and a first communication component; the first finger sleeve assembly includes a first interphalangeal joint and a second interphalangeal joint that is rotatable connected to the first interphalangeal joint; the first communication component is disposed at the first finger sleeve assembly and is configured to transmit a ranging signal;
the second distance measuring device includes a second finger sleeve assembly and a second communication component; the second finger sleeve assembly includes a third interphalangeal joint and a fourth interphalangeal joint that is rotatable connected to the third interphalangeal joint; the second communication component is disposed at the second finger sleeve assembly and is configured to receive the ranging signal; and
the calculation circuit is configured to, according to the ranging signal, determine a distance between the first distance measuring device and the second distance measuring device.

13. The distance measuring system of claim 12 , wherein the distance measuring system further includes a monitor; the monitor is coupled with the calculation circuit and is configured to display the distance between the first distance measuring device and the second distance measuring device.

14. The distance measuring system of claim 13 , wherein the distance measuring system further includes a unit conversion circuit; the unit conversion circuit is coupled with the calculation circuit and the monitor; and the unit conversion circuit is configured to convert the unit of the distance between the first distance measuring device and the second distance measuring device, and send a distance of a converted unit to the monitor to be displayed.

15. The distance measuring system of claim 12 , wherein the first communication component is disposed at the second interphalangeal joint, the second communication component is disposed at the fourth interphalangeal joint, a first gyroscope is disposed at the second interphalangeal joint and a second gyroscope is disposed at the fourth interphalangeal joint; the distance measuring system further includes an adjustment-control circuit;
the first gyroscope is configured to obtain a first attitude angle of the first communication component;
the second gyroscope is configured to obtain a second attitude angle of the second communication component;
the first communication component is further configured to transmit the first attitude angle to the adjustment-control circuit;
the second communication component is further configured to transmit the second attitude angle to the adjustment-control circuit;
the adjustment-cont

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Yifei
• Li Tailiang
• Zhang Ying
• Zhao Kai

Classifications

• B25J9/0006

  Exoskeletons, i.e. resembling a human figure · CPC title

• G06F3/014

  Hand-worn input/output arrangements, e.g. data gloves · CPC title

• G01C3/06

  Use of electric means to obtain final indication · CPC title

• G01S17/08 Primary

  for measuring distance only (indirect measurement G01S17/46; active triangulation systems G01S17/48) · CPC title

• G01S7/48

  of systems according to group G01S17/00 · CPC title