24 results about "Haptic display" patented technology

The invention relates to a vehicle navigation system comprising a control unit (24) that transmits map data, navigation data, data about a planned route, and / or topographical data to a vehicle-mounted display means in which the data can be displayed. According to the invention, the display means comprises a haptic display field (12) with a plurality of display segments (11) for a three-dimensional representation of the data. Depending on the transmitted data, the display elements (11) can be controlled in any desired combination, in order to specifically change the surface shape, structure, and color of the display field.

The invention discloses a music teaching touch device for blind people, which comprises a supporting seat and a teaching touch seat, and a plurality of dynamic dot matrix seats are arranged on the teaching touch seat in an array. Three rows and two columns of flexible pads are arranged at the top of each dynamic dot matrix base to form a Braille display matrix, and an electromagnetic plunger assembly is arranged below each dynamic dot matrix base to independently drive each dot position to protrude and reset, so that dynamic display of music Braille and graphs is achieved. The bottom of the dynamic dot matrix seat is connected through a silica gel bowl, and a conducting strip is arranged in the bowl and can be in contact with a corresponding conducting material on a circuit board in the teaching touch seat. When a user presses the dynamic dot matrix seat displaying specific notes, pitch sounding of the notes is triggered. According to the invention, the dynamic tactile display function and the pressing input function are integrated, so that refreshing and interactive learning of the braille music score are realized, and a multi-mode feedback closed loop is realized through tactile sense, auditory sense and operation.

A tactile human-user interface system provides a refreshable tactile display that communicates text and images. The system includes a processor and a set of transducers. The processor receives text and / or image input and defeatures any images in the input to produce a simplified image. The processor translates the input into tactile form, which it converts into a set of electrical signals associated with a set of pixels of a display. Each transducer of the set of transducers corresponds to a respective pixel of the set of pixels. The set of transducers receive, from the processor, the set of electrical signals. The set of transducers generates, in response to the set of electrical signals, tactile outputs, detectable by a finger of a human user, at locations corresponding to the set of pixels.

We provide the system. [Solution] A means of generating personalized health information by analyzing lifestyle record data entered by users using a generative model, A means for displaying the generated health information on a communication device, A means of collaborating with external sources to obtain additional information on nutritional balance and supplement the generated health information, A system including an automated machine for home use that receives lifestyle data via voice input or a haptic display and presents generated health information.

To provide a tactile presentation device for presenting hardness / softness, which is made by applying a material whose hardness changes by light irradiation.SOLUTION: A tactile presentation device 1 contains a polymer material including a branch part (a) with three or more branches, a polymer chain (b) bonded to the branch part, and a photoresponsive group (c) bonded to the polymer chain in which the bond cleaves by light absorption and rebonds by thermal motion. The polymer material preferably has absorbance of 8 or less per 1 mm thick in light irradiation wavelength.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The invention provides a tactile image automatic generation method and device and electronic equipment, and relates to the technical field of computers, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining a filling image; performing edge identification according to the filling image to extract the contour of the filling image; generating a corresponding line image based on the contour of the filling image; vectorization processing is carried out according to the line image to obtain a vector line image, sampling processing is carried out on the vector line image to generate a tactile image, and preprocessing can be carried out on a filling image to adapt to a low-resolution tactile display.

A tactile display apparatus includes a display substrate with a plurality of pixels, each having a light-emitting device region with at least one light-emitting device operating based on image information; a plurality of tactile transfer devices positioned on the display substrate with adjustable height based on control signals; and at least one lens mounted on the light-emitting device region. The tactile transfer devices are arranged not to block light from the light-emitting device when controlled to maximum height. The tactile transfer devices may have origami structures for height adjustment through folding or unfolding. Optical conditions are satisfied to ensure proper light transmission, with lens positioning based on focal length relationships. The apparatus may include red, green, and blue light-emitting devices with corresponding lenses, and meta lenses based on nanostructures.

This application provides a large-format portable Braille reader, belonging to the technical field of tactile display for the blind. Specifically, it includes a control motherboard, an infrared detection device, a controller, and a tactile display device. The controller has a communication interface for communicating with an external host computer. The host computer sends control signals to the controller to control the touch points of the tactile display device to protrude or retract. The controller receives gesture marking information and analyzes it in conjunction with the state of each touch point of the tactile display device when the person marks the gesture to obtain touch point marking information. The touch point marking information includes the state of the touch points in the marked area when the person marks the gesture. The controller sends the touch point marking information to the host computer for storage. The host computer converts the touch point marking information into control signals to control the protrusion or retraction of the touch points in the corresponding area of ​​the tactile display device. This allows for the reproduction of the Braille in the marked area, enabling note archiving and rereading.

The present application relates to the field of tactile display. Provided is a skeleton-type continuity-enhanced tactile display interface, comprising a base body and a beam element, wherein the beam element comprises a continuous beam configured to act on a user's skin; a pair of pressing members, which are arranged at two ends of the continuous beam, wherein the pressing members are connected to the continuous beam and are configured to press the ends of the continuous beam against the base body, and the pair of pressing members can move towards or away from each other in the direction of length of the continuous beam, so as to drive the continuous beam to undergo buckling deformation; and first drivers, which are configured to drive the pair of pressing members to move. With such an arrangement, on the basis of the interpolation characteristic of the continuous beam under the action of a point displacement load and the continuous movement of the continuous beam during buckling deformation, by means of using a continuous beam skeleton as a main output member, continuous tactile sensations can be generated on human skin, such that interpolation compensation can be performed on tactile information lost between different pixel points, without the need to increase the pixel density, thereby effectively enhancing the continuity of tactile display information. Therefore, the structure is simple and the cost is relatively low.

The present invention discloses a novel, affordable, and durable display for visually impaired individuals. Unlike traditional Braille displays which rely on expensive and complex piezoelectric modules, this invention utilizes readily available and inexpensive small motors to provide stimulation from rotating shafts to represent Braille characters. A programmable system that controls the operation of motors is used to control motors. This significantly reduces the cost of the device, making it accessible to a wider range of users. Additionally, the design offers improved durability and faster response times compared to conventional solutions.

The invention provides an automatic generation system for a tactile image, and relates to the technical field of computers, and the system comprises an image collection module which is used for collecting a filling image and sending the filling image to an image processing module; the image processing module is used for receiving the filling image sent by the image acquisition module through an image receiving unit; performing edge recognition through a contour extraction unit to extract the contour of the filling image; generating a corresponding line image through a line image generation unit; performing vectorization processing according to the line image through a tactile image generation unit to obtain a vector line image, and performing sampling processing on the vector line image to generate a tactile image; and the tactile display device is used for receiving the tactile image sent by the image processing module so as to determine a target contact on the dot matrix panel according to the tactile image, adjust the state of the target contact and display the tactile image on the dot matrix panel through the contact, and can instantly convert visual information of a real object, an environment or dynamic change into tactile feedback.

Ammunition round counting systems are disclosed in which force-sensing elements mounted on a bending beam detect displacement of a magazine spring to determine the number of rounds remaining in a firearm magazine. In various embodiments, resistive strain elements arranged in half-bridge or full-bridge Wheatstone configurations measure bending of the beam when positioned at the follower or the baseplate. A microprocessor receives the amplified sensor signal, applies calibration values (optionally temperature-dependent), and computes a round count based on a stored calibration curve. The system may incorporate additional sensors for detecting empty-magazine, loaded-magazine, or discharge events. The calculated round count may be transmitted by wired or wireless communication to an external device for presentation to the user through visual, audible, or haptic feedback.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for rendering fine detail surface geometry on an active surface haptic display. One system includes a haptic surface, a plurality of actuators and a plurality of channel decorrelator elements. Each actuator is configured to generate mechanical waves in the haptic surface through control of each of the plurality of actuators, and wherein individual pixels of a plurality of pixels of the haptic surface are individually addressable by multiplexing of (either time or frequency of) the mechanical waves which generate mechanical displacement of one or more vector axes at locations of each of the individual pixels, wherein the plurality of channel decorrelator elements are located and configured to decorrelate different transmission paths between the plurality of actuators and the locations of the plurality of pixels on the haptic surface.

This invention relates to the field of human-computer interaction technology, providing a haptic display device that integrates tactile and motion-sensing displays. The tactile display unit in this device is adapted to conform to a localized area of ​​the user's skin and generates pressure feedback on the skin based on input signals. The motion-sensing display unit is adapted to be fixed to both sides of a joint on the user's body and generates torque feedback at the joint. A flexible connector passes through the motion-sensing display unit and connects to the tactile display unit. When the user's joints move, the tension of the flexible connector changes, and this tension change is transmitted to the tactile display unit to generate localized pressure, simultaneously generating corresponding torque feedback at the joint. This invention mechanically couples tactile and motion sensations together through a single flexible connector, ensuring a high degree of synchronization between the two sensations in time and intensity, thus enhancing the realism and immersion of the tactile feedback.

A magnetic field jamming mechanism of one embodiment comprises a pouch containing a magnetic material, at least two types of soft magnetic particles of different sizes stored in the pouch, an electromagnet disposed at the opening side of the pouch and magnetically aligning the soft magnetic particles, a sensor part disposed between the soft magnetic particles and the electromagnet, and a frame that binds the electromagnet to the opening side of the pouch, and can be used in potential applications such as the palm of a gripper, the palm of a robot hand, a variable stiffness rotary joint, a variable stiffness 3D haptic display, a high-speed modular continuous robot, and a terrain-adaptive sole of a walking robot.

An electroless panel article includes a tactile component formed on a first surface of a substrate and a visual component disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface. The tactile component is positioned on the first surface of the substrate in a complementary manner to the visual component disposed on the second surface of the substrate. The tactile assembly may include a surface roughness portion having a surface roughness different from a surface roughness of a region adjoining the surface roughness portion. An electroless panel article may be incorporated into an automotive interior to provide a visual and tactile display interface to a user.

Vehicle navigation system with a control unit (24) that transmits map data, navigation data, data about a planned route (28) and / or topographic data to a vehicle-mounted display in which the data can be displayed, wherein the display has a haptic 3D display field (12) with a plurality of display segments (11) for a three-dimensional representation of the data, wherein the haptic 3D display field (12) is integrated into a surface of an instrument panel (1) of the vehicle, and wherein, depending on the transmitted data, the display segments (11) can be controlled in any combination in order to selectively change the surface shape, structure and color of the haptic 3D display field (12), characterized in that, in addition to the haptic 3D display field (12), the display has a 2D display (26) by means of which the data transmitted by the control unit (24) can be reproduced.that the 2D display (26) is arranged on a user-facing side (8) of the instrument panel (1), while the haptic 3D display field (12) is arranged on a windshield-facing side (22) of the instrument panel (1), and that both the 2D display (26) and the haptic 3D display field (12) are controlled by the control unit (24) during navigation operation in such a way that the data displayed in the 2D display (26), i.e. the route (28) and / or the terrain shape, can be continued in perspective and optical extension in the haptic 3D display field (12).

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for rendering fine detail surface geometry on an active surface haptic display. One system includes a haptic surface, a plurality of actuators and a plurality of channel decorrelator elements. Each actuator is configured to generate mechanical waves in the haptic surface through control of each of the plurality of actuators, and wherein individual pixels of a plurality of pixels of the haptic surface are individually addressable by multiplexing of (either time or frequency of) the mechanical waves which generate mechanical displacement of one or more vector axes at locations of each of the individual pixels, wherein the plurality of channel decorrelator elements are located and configured to decorrelate different transmission paths between the plurality of actuators and the locations of the plurality of pixels on the haptic surface.

The present application relates to the field of tactile display. Provided is a skeleton-type continuity-enhanced tactile display interface, comprising a base body and a beam element, wherein the beam element comprises a continuous beam configured to act on a user's skin; a pair of pressing members, which are arranged at two ends of the continuous beam, wherein the pressing members are connected to the continuous beam and are configured to press the ends of the continuous beam against the base body, and the pair of pressing members can move towards or away from each other in the direction of length of the continuous beam, so as to drive the continuous beam to undergo buckling deformation; and first drivers, which are configured to drive the pair of pressing members to move. With such an arrangement, on the basis of the interpolation characteristic of the continuous beam under the action of a point displacement load and the continuous movement of the continuous beam during buckling deformation, by means of using a continuous beam skeleton as a main output member, continuous tactile sensations can be generated on human skin, such that interpolation compensation can be performed on tactile information lost between different pixel points, without the need to increase the pixel density, thereby effectively enhancing the continuity of tactile display information. Therefore, the structure is simple and the cost is relatively low.

Braille display (1) with internal note-taking function comprising: at least one interface to a computer system, which interfaces may also be wireless, e.g. via Bluetooth; a series of Braille output elements – the so-called Braille modules (3) – with which information is tactilely displayed in Braille; at least one internal storage medium for storing notes in the form of files; with controls by which the displayed information can be influenced; characterized in that the information displayed tactilely on the Braille modules (3) is stored directly in the internal storage medium, whereby the tactile information to be stored is highlighted, e.g. by the tactile addition of an additional stylus on the respective Braille modules (3).

Disclosed is a head-up haptic display device for a vehicle including a display unit for displaying information on a display area and sensing a touch input and a pressing input of a user with respect to the display area; a haptic unit for providing the display area with vibration, and a resistance force with respect to the pressing input; and a control unit for determining whether the touch input is sensed in a button area within the display area, controlling the haptic unit to provide the vibration to the display area based on whether the touch input is sensed, determining whether the pressing input is sensed in each of a non-button area within the display area except the button area and the button area, and controlling the haptic unit to provide the resistance force to the display area based on whether the pressing input is sensed.

The present disclosure relates to a novel and advantageous configurable narrative system and method. In general, the system and method may comprise a storytelling technique, processor for developing a story using the storytelling technique, and a device for telling the story. The present innovations generally address apparatuses, methods, and systems for using keywords and tagging for adding supplemental material to a narrative. More specifically, the system and method comprise an artificially intelligent storytelling system that may be integrated into an electronic device. The electronic device may have any suitable configurations. The electronic device may be equipped with a processor for running the configurable narrative system and display electronics, including audio, visual, or tactile display electronics, for telling the story generated by the processor.

A vibration generator, a tactile display device, and a seating system are provided, in which a vibrator vibrates in one direction along a surface on which vibration is to be generated, and the vibration can be generated in a direction perpendicular to the surface on which the vibration is to be generated.The vibration generator comprises a housing; a vibrator housed within the housing and comprising a permanent magnet or an electromagnetic coil; an elastic support configured to elastically support the vibrator; a drive element provided within the housing and comprising the electromagnetic coil capable of generating a force to magnetically attract the vibrator with the permanent magnet in a first direction, or the permanent magnet capable of generating the force to magnetically attract the vibrator with the electromagnetic coil in the first direction; and a weight provided within a part of the housing arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction.