57 results about "Haptic control" patented technology

An automotive haptic control system for controlling a haptic output of a haptic actuator of an automobile, the haptic control system comprising: a haptic controller configured to: obtain vibrational information indicative of a level of ambient vibration in an operational environment of the haptic actuator, wherein the operational environment is an automotive environment; determine the level of ambient vibration from the vibrational information; and generate a haptic control signal for use in controlling the haptic output of the haptic actuator, wherein a value of the haptic control signal is a function of the level of ambient vibration.

Methods and systems are disclosed to facilitate creating the sensation of vibrotactile movement on the body of a user. Vibratory motors are used to generate a haptic language for music or other stimuli that is integrated into wearable technology. The disclosed system in certain embodiments enables the creation of a family of devices that allow people such as those with hearing impairments to experience sounds such as music or other input to the system. For example, a “sound vest” or other wearable array transforms musical input to haptic signals so that users can experience their favorite music in a unique way, and can also recognize auditory or other cues in the user's real or virtual reality environment and convey this information to the user using haptic signals.

A surgical training platform including a display unit for displaying the virtual environment, a calibration module connected to the display unit, a training module with a haptic controller, a control system configured to identify the different modules, analyse the data related to the movement(s) of each tool connected to the haptic controller, generate the virtual environment, interface each virtual surgical element with a corresponding real element. All of modules are configured to be reversibly attached to each other in a known configuration, each haptic controller includes a connection system configured to reversibly mechanically connect a surgical training tool, each haptic controller being further configured to measure each movement in space of the surgical training tool once the latter is connected to the haptic controller. The control system further includes a system for recognizing the tool.

There is provided an information processing device (300) including a first acquisition unit (308) that acquires, according to an input from a first user, a control command including presentation unit information designating a presentation unit that presents a haptic stimulus by a haptic presentation device, and form information designating a form of the haptic stimulus, a generation unit (310) that generates, according to the control commands, a first haptic control signal to present the haptic stimulus to the presentation unit; and a first distribution unit (302) that distributes the first haptic control signal to the haptic presentation device worn on a body of each of a plurality of second users designated by the input by the first user.

A head worn augmented reality (AR) display device with a plurality of haptic feedback devices mounted at spatially separate positions. Position data for the wearer and information relating to the wear

The application discloses a flexible tactile sensing and feedback system and method based on texture recognition, which comprises an electrostatic flexible tactile sensor, a feedback actuator and a tactile feedback control circuit, the electrostatic flexible tactile sensor comprises a tactile interaction film for acquiring texture features and a pressure sensor for texture feature conversion; the feedback actuator completes tactile feedback of the texture feature signal acquired by the flexible sensor in the form of vibration; the tactile control system is mainly connected with the electrostatic flexible tactile sensor and the tactile feedback actuator through the feedback control circuit; the tactile feedback actuator has a stimulation reinforcement structure on the contact surface with the human body, which can further enhance the fine feedback of the tactile feeling. The application can effectively identify the texture features and complete the feedback of the fine tactile feeling in the form of vibration, provides effective assistance for the tactile recovery of the disabled, and has important application value in the game industry, especially in the development of virtual reality technology.

In a haptic operating device in a motor vehicle, in which an input unit (100, 104) can be moved by an actuator unit (200, 204) coupled to the input unit (100, 104), wherein the input unit (100, 104) has a surface, which an operator's input member (F) can touch, it is provided that the input unit (100, 104) and the actuator unit (200, 204) are supported so as to be movable relative to the motor vehicle.

The present invention relates to a haptic control device comprising an electric motor (100) provided with a stator (110) comprising a plurality of wound teeth (112), the teeth (112) spreading radially from an annular yoke, and an outer rotor (120) comprising a plurality of magnetised magnetic poles arranged on the inner surface of a ferromagnetic tubular yoke (123) and facing the end of the wound teeth (112) in order to form a magnetic air gap (230), a user interface (2) mechanically connected to the rotor (120), and a braking means (200). The braking means (200) acts directly on at least one outer tubular surface (250) of the tubular yoke (123) of the rotor (120) of the motor (100) / A computer controls the electric motor (100) as well as the braking means (200) depending on the signal output by the angular position sensor and according to a control law.

A haptic control approach including: obtaining haptic support information of a target device, obtaining target haptic description information, the target haptic description information being used to describe a haptic special effect in a target scenario, performing conversion processing on the target haptic description information according to the haptic support information to obtain target haptic execution information, and transmitting the target haptic execution information to the target device, so that the target device vibrates according to the target haptic execution information.

A surgical training platform configured to interface a haptic controller with a surgical simulation tool. The platform includes a control system, at least one surgical simulation tool having at least one free end extending along a first axis, at least one haptic controller including a connection system configured to mechanically and electrically connect, reversibly, the at least one surgical simulation tool. The control system includes a system for recognising each surgical simulation tool configured to obtain identification information specific to the surgical simulation tool connected to the haptic controller, and to communicate the identification information to the control system in such a way that the control system recognises each surgical simulation tool connected to the haptic controller.

The invention relates to a haptic controller (1) comprising - a base (2) - a plurality of actuators (3) arranged so as to be aligned in a main direction, each actuator (3) being mounted so as to be able to move relative to the base (2), each actuator comprising an upper face suitable for being actuated by a user, the haptic controller (1) comprising a continuous membrane extending in the main direction so as to at least partially cover the upper face of each actuator of the plurality of actuators arranged so as to be aligned in the main direction, the haptic controller (1) comprising a plurality of sensors suitable for measuring the movement of each actuator, and a processing unit suitable for delivering a signal according to the movement of the actuators measured by the plurality of sensors.

A haptic operating device having a magnetorheological braking device, a fixed holder, and two braking components. One braking component is non-rotatably connected to the fixed holder. Both braking components are continuously rotatable relative to one another about a rotation axis. A first braking component extends along a rotation axis and comprises a magnetically conductive core. The second braking component comprises a hollow casing part extending around the first braking component. At least one circumferential braking gap filled with a magnetorheological medium is between the first and second braking components. An electrical coil, surrounding the core and around the rotation axis, is between the casing part and the core. Two different radial braking gap portions and a disk contour are formed at a first braking gap portion between the casing part and the core, and a plurality of rolling bodies are arranged as magnetic field concentrators at the periphery of the core in a second braking gap portion.

A haptic operating device having a magnetorheological braking device, a stationary holder, and two brake components. One of the brake components is connected to the holder for fixed rotation therewith. The brake components can be continuously rotated relative to one another about a rotation axis. A first brake component extends along the rotation axis and has a magnetically conductive core. The second brake component has a hollow casing part extending around the first brake component. Axially spaced apart peripheral braking gap portions formed between the first and second brake components are at least partially filled with a magnetorheological medium. At least one third braking gap portion is located axially between a first and a second braking gap portion. A first electric coil is assigned to the first braking gap portion and a separately controllable second electric coil is assigned to the second braking gap portion.

A method may include receiving a first media stream from a first terminal and a second media stream from a second terminal; decoding the first media stream and the second media stream to obtain a first content and a second content in a playable format; associating the first media stream and the second media stream with the first identifier and the second identifier; generating a first initial haptic signal based on the first content and the first identifier, and generating a second initial haptic signal based on the second content and the second identifier; processing the first / second content to generate a first / second analysis; modulating the first initial haptic signal according to a first analysis to output a first haptic control signal, and modulating the second initial haptic signal according to a second analysis to output a second haptic control signal; and driving the actuator according to the first haptic control signal and / or the second haptic control signal.

A control method is considered for use in controlling one or more transducers of an automobile, the control method comprising: generating, for a haptic event having a haptic output, an audio / visual control signal for at least one audio / visual transducer of the one or more transducers so that at least a corresponding audio or visual output accompanying the haptic output is a function of a level of ambient vibration in an operational environment of the one or more transducers, wherein the operational environment is an automotive environment.

A human system interface (HSI) for contactlessly controlling a device for a medical procedure is configured to generate a control space, measure a position of a user in the control space, provide a first contactless haptic stimulus in the control space to the user based on the measured position, measure a contactless haptic input from the user in the control space, provide a second haptic stimulus to the user depending on the contactless haptic input, and, based on the contactless haptic input, change a parameter of the HSI and / or provide a parameter to the device connected to the HSI.

A haptic pen includes a controller, a haptic element coupled to the controller, and a speaker coupled to the controller. The controller controls vibration of the haptic element, and the speaker outputs sound in response to an electrical signal output from the controller.

The present invention relates to a haptic controller device. The haptic controller device comprises: a housing having an accommodating space therein; a switch unit including a first rotary switch and a second rotary switch which are rotatably installed in the housing; and a motion sensor unit for measuring the pressure applied to the switch unit. The motion sensor unit may include: a sensor structure having a first thin plate, which is installed on one side of the first rotary switch, and a second thin plate, which is installed on one side of the second rotary switch; at least one first pressure sensor which is installed on one side of the first thin plate and measures the pressure applied to the first rotary switch; and at least one second pressure sensor which is installed on one side of the second thin plate and measures the pressure applied to the second rotary switch.

To provide a haptic pen and a haptic control waveform generation method that can suppress an increase in the power consumption necessary for operating a haptic element and that can realize an increase in the continuous operation time. A haptic pen includes a linear resonant actuator (LRA) motor that operates according to a reproduced waveform. The reproduced waveform includes a resonant frequency period including a waveform of a sine wave vibrating at a resonant frequency of the LRA motor and a period including a waveform vibrating at one or more frequencies different from the resonant frequency of the LRA motor.

An apparatus and a method for providing a haptic control signal of a haptic device are disclosed. The apparatus for providing a haptic control signal of a haptic device comprises: a haptic pattern data determination unit for determining haptic pattern data on the basis of at least one of an audio signal and an additional effect signal; a haptic control signal generation unit for generating a haptic control signal for controlling a vibration operation of the haptic device on the basis of the haptic pattern data; and a transmission unit for transmitting the haptic control signal to the haptic device.

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic information, in particular to a playing control method, electronic equipment and a chip, and the method comprises the steps: preferentially driving a touch actuator to play based on a second playing source under the condition that a first playing source and the second playing source are received at the same time; under the condition that a second playing source is received in the playing process based on the first playing source, driving a touch actuator to play based on the second playing source; wherein the priority of the playing mechanism corresponding to the second playing source is higher than that of the playing mechanism corresponding to the first playing source. It can be understood that the touch control system obtains the priorities of the playing sources corresponding to the different playing mechanisms according to the priorities of the playing mechanisms corresponding to the different playing sources, and controls the touch actuator to perform inter-cut according to the different priorities of the playing sources, so that the playing flexibility is improved, and the effect is richer.

Enhanced Haptic Controller: A haptic controller (1) comprising: a base (2); a plurality of actuators (3) arranged aligned along a principal direction, each actuator (3) being movable relative to the base (2); each actuator comprising an upper face adapted for actuation by a user; said haptic controller (1) comprising a continuous membrane extending along the principal direction so as to at least partially cover the upper face of each actuator of said plurality of actuators arranged aligned along the principal direction; said haptic controller (1) comprising a plurality of sensors adapted for measuring the displacement of each actuator; and a processing unit adapted for delivering a signal based on the displacement of the actuators as measured by said plurality of sensors. Figure for the abstract: Fig. 1.

A radio network node generates, and transmits to an extended reality processing unit, extended reality haptic experience quantization configuration information that is based on possible haptic experiences determined by an extended reality server that may facilitate an extended reality session with one or more extended reality appliance(s) communicatively coupled with the processing unit. The processing unit quantizes haptic experience information, indicative of haptic action(s), generated by and received from the appliance(s), based on the quantization configuration information and transmits a quantized indication of the haptic action(s) to the node. The node forwards, to the processing unit, reactive traffic generated by the server in response to the indicated haptic action(s). The processing unit distributes the indicated haptic experience to the appliance(s) that experienced the haptic action to which the reactive corresponds. A message that comprises the quantized indication and the reactive traffic do not comprise identifier(s) indicative of the appliance(s).

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to assigning one or more functions to one or more haptic control units. An indication of a requested machine control (MC) operation determined based on processing one or more voice commands received via one or more microphones using voice recognition may be received from a voice recognition system. One or more functions associated with the MC operation may be allocated to one or more haptic control devices via the MC system and based on the requested MC operation.

The present disclosure provides a human machine interface (HMI) system for an autonomous vehicle comprising a transparent organic light emitting diode (OLED) windshield display configured to overlay digital content onto a view through a windshield of the autonomous vehicle, at least one programmable haptic control knob positioned within the autonomous vehicle, the at least one programmable haptic control knob comprising a rotatable interface element and a haptic feedback system operatively connected to the rotatable interface element, and a controller coupled to the transparent OLED windshield display and the at least one programmable haptic control knob, the controller configured to generate a graphical user interface for output on the transparent OLED windshield display based on input received from the at least one programmable haptic control knob, and modify the graphical user interface based on the received input and a status of the autonomous vehicle.

Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to assigning one or more functions to one or more haptic control units. An indication of a requested machine control (MC) operation determined based on processing, using speech recognition, one or more voice commands received via one or more microphones can be received from a voice recognition system. One or more functions associated with the MC operation can be assigned, via a MC system to one or more haptic control devices and based on the requested MC operation.

Examples of systems and methods for a haptic controller include a touchscreen including a touchscreen surface, a stencil including one or more openings having customized shapes, and one or more processors. Each customized shape is associated with one of the one or more preloaded shapes. The stencil is attached to the touchscreen surface. The one or more processors are operable to detect a touch event with one of one or more registered interactors on the touchscreen surface, and operate the touchscreen according to the touch event and the one of the one or more registered interactors. Each registered interaction is associated with one of the one or more preloaded shapes.

An information processing apparatus is provided that includes: a first acquisition unit (214) configured to acquire a control command that is input by a first user and that corresponds to presentation unit information for specifying a presentation unit for presenting a haptic stimulus by a haptic presentation apparatus and form information for specifying a form of the haptic stimulus; a generation unit (218) configured to generate a haptic control signal for presenting the haptic stimulus to the presentation unit in accordance with the control command; and a first distribution unit (222) configured to distribute the haptic control signal to a haptic presentation apparatus worn on a body of a second user.

A display panel, comprising a first haptic control layer (182) and light-emission control traces (22), wherein the orthographic projection of the first haptic control layer (182) on a substrate base (11) overlap in a first region (2003) the orthographic projections of the light-emission control traces (22) on the substrate base (11), so as to form an overlapping region; and a shielding portion (24) is disposed between the first haptic control layer (182) and the light-emission control traces (22), and is located in the first region (2003), and the orthographic projection of the shielding portion (24) on the substrate base (11) overlaps the orthographic projection of the overlapping region on the substrate base (11). The shielding portion (24) can shield the mutual interference between the first haptic control layer (182) and the light-emission control traces (22), and avoid the crosstalk between touch control traces and backplane traces, thereby reducing or eliminating the interference with a touch control signal, and preventing the fluctuation of a report point on a touch screen. Further provided is a display apparatus comprising the above display panel.

An information processing apparatus (300) is provided that includes a first acquisition unit (308) that acquires, in response to an input from a first user, a control command that includes presentation unit information that indicates a presentation unit that presents a haptic stimulus by means of a haptic presentation apparatus and form information that indicates a form of the haptic stimulus, a generation unit (310) that generates, in response to the control command, a haptic control signal for presenting the haptic stimulus to the presentation unit, and a first distribution unit (302) that distributes the haptic control signal to the haptic presentation apparatus that is worn on a body of a second user.