37 results about "Haptic display" patented technology

The invention discloses a barrier-free intelligent service scheme based on multi-modal fusion, and belongs to the technical field of intelligent equipment, and the method comprises the steps: determining a service type selected by a user according to the first input of the user, and switching to a corresponding service interface; determining a target service request selected by the user in the service interface according to second input of the user; searching target information in a background database according to the target service request; generating first text information and a first braille dot matrix of voice broadcast according to the target information; and calling a visual display module to visually display the target information, calling a voice broadcast module to broadcast the first text information by voice, and displaying the first braille dot matrix on a touch display module. According to the scheme provided by the invention, comprehensive and intelligent information query and in-station navigation service can be provided for special crowds.

The invention relates to the technical field of tactile immersion, and provides a tactile display architecture based on a beam network, the tactile display architecture comprises a beam device, a driving device and a distance limiting device, the beam device comprises a supporting part and an action beam, at least one end of the action beam is slidably connected with the supporting part, and the supporting part is provided with a plurality of first position points; the driving device drives the end part of the action beam to slide; the distance limiting device comprises first pulling ropes and a first winding and unwinding mechanism, and the position, opposite to each first position point, on the action beam corresponds to one first pulling rope so as to limit displacement of the corresponding position on the action beam. Thus, the shape output of the action beam can be accurately controlled through the driving device and the distance limiting device, the distance limiting device is arranged to be in the form of a traction rope, it can be guaranteed that the action beam has large displacement, and the position of the first retracting and releasing mechanism can be conveniently arranged. The action beam serves as a display area, the first folding and unfolding mechanism can be arranged outside the display area, the influence of the distance limiting device on the thickness of the display area is avoided, sufficient force feedback is ensured, and the light and thin design is promoted.

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

To provide a tactile display device that is usable for users such as visually-impaired persons and allows easy recognition of the content of an entire image.SOLUTION: A tactile display device 10 comprises: a tactile display 12 that displays a specific region image TRG being an image of a specific region TR within an entire image ZTG1; a data storage unit 14 that stores entire image data ZTG1(D); a support information output unit 16 that outputs support information to the user; a command input unit 18 for the user to input a request command; and a device control unit 20 that controls the operation of the tactile display 12 and the support information output unit 16. The command input unit 18 includes position designation means 18a for designating the position of the specific region TR. When a request command that inquires about the position of the specific region image TRG within the entire image ZTG1 is input, corresponding positional information (support information) is created and output from the support information output unit 16.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A touchscreen display device (DEC) for a motor vehicle comprising a first touchscreen portion (EC1) and a second touchscreen portion (EC2) adjacent to the first (EC1); said first display portion (EC1) comprising at least one touch control button (TLC) displaying a first graphic representation determined in relation to a determined operating mode of a determined vehicle function and capable of controlling the display of a succession of graphic representations (PVE, PV1, PV2) corresponding respectively to operating states related to the operating mode of said function, following at least one first press of a determined duration on the touch control button (TLC) by a user (UTI) of the device (DEC); each graphic representation, displayed among the succession of graphic representations, allowing the selection and control of the corresponding operating state. (Figure 7)

A haptic display for a vehicle includes a display panel, a front cover having a front surface to which the display panel is attached, an oscillation actuator attached to the display panel, a main bracket disposed in rear of the front cover and spaced apart from the oscillation actuator and the front cover, a forward / backward vibration damper installed to enable the front cover to be supported by the main bracket in order to dampen vibration between the front cover and the main bracket, an upward / downward vibration damper installed to enable the front cover to be supported by the main bracket in a upward / downward direction in order to dampen vibration between the front cover and the main bracket, and a rear cover fixed to the main bracket while surrounding the main bracket in rear of the front cover.

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.

Methods and systems for controlling a haptic display are provided. Data associated with first and second data types is obtained, the data defining values for the first and second data types. The first and second data types are associated to first and second vibration features of the haptic display, respectively, the second vibration feature different from the first vibration feature. A vibration pattern comprising a plurality of vibration pulses representing the first and second vibration features within a common time interval is produced on the haptic display, wherein the first vibration feature is expressed based on the values of the data for the first data type and the second vibration feature is expressed based on the values of the data for the second data type.

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 invention provides a low-cost multi-row dot matrix tactile display and a control method, and belongs to the technical field of tactile display. The tactile display comprises a tactile display module, a thimble module, an interaction module and a control module, the control module is used for determining a target contact based on to-be-displayed content sent by external content sending equipment; the tactile display module comprises a dot matrix panel and is used for displaying point needle content corresponding to content to be displayed when a tactile point needle is in a convex tactile state; the ejector pin module comprises a movable ejector pin and a driving assembly, and is used for driving the movable ejector pin through the driving assembly to enable a touch point pin at a target touch point position to be in a convex tactile perception state or a non-convex state in a lifting manner; and the interaction module is used for collecting real-time position information and gesture action information of the hands of the user and carrying out corresponding interaction on the touch display and the display content. By adopting the touch display, the production cost can be effectively reduced.

The present invention relates to the field of tactile immersion technology, and provides a tactile display architecture based on a beam network, including a beam device, a driving device, and a distance limiting device. The beam device includes a support member and an action beam, at least one end of the action beam is slidably connected to the support member, and the support member has a plurality of first position points; the driving device drives the end of the action beam to slide; the distance limiting device includes a first traction rope and a first winding and unwinding mechanism, and a first traction rope corresponds to a position on the action beam opposite to each first position point to limit the displacement of the corresponding position on the action beam. In this way, the shape output of the action beam can be precisely controlled by using the driving device and the distance limiting device. By setting the distance limiting device in the form of a traction rope, a large displacement of the action beam can be ensured, and the position of the first winding and unwinding mechanism can be conveniently arranged. The action beam serves as a display area, and the first winding and unwinding mechanism can be arranged outside the display area to avoid the influence of the distance limiting device on the thickness of the display area, ensure sufficient force feedback, and promote the lightweight design.

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.

Touchscreen display device (DEC) for motor vehicles comprising a first touchscreen part (EC1) displaying information necessary for driving the vehicle and a second touchscreen part (EC2) adjacent to the first, displaying a determined number of adjacent screen pages (PG1-PG5) filling the display area (SA2) of the second screen part and dedicated respectively to one or more vehicle functions and settings;said first part of the screen comprising at least one touch control button (TLC) supporting a graphic representation of a component or piece of equipment (BAT) of the vehicle under control, and said second part of the screen being further capable of displaying, for a specified period of time, and superimposed on the current display on the display surface of the second part of the screen, at least one piece of information relating to an operating parameter of said component or piece of equipment under control following activation of the button. (Figure 3);

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.

A decoding device (200) according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a sensing unit (231) that senses an intermediate representation signal in which information relating to a representation of a haptic presentation is recorded and characteristic information relating to an output unit that performs a haptic presentation based on the intermediate representation signal; and a generating unit (232) that generates a haptic signal, which is a signal controlling an output of the output unit, based on the intermediate representation signal sensed by the sensing unit.

The present disclosure relates to an electromagnetic actuator, an electromagnetic valve, and a tactile display module. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the electromagnetic actuator comprises a housing, a support bracket, a winding body, and a movable element. The support bracket is arranged within the housing and, together with the inner wall of the housing, encloses a tubular segment. The winding body is arranged surrounding the support bracket along the axial direction of the tubular segment. The movable element is at least partially arranged within the tubular segment and moves back and forth within the tubular segment or remains motionless. When energized, the winding body generates a magnetic field, wherein the movable element is exposed to an electromagnetic force in the magnetic field.Thus, the speed and direction of movement of the movable element can be changed by changing the magnitude or direction of the electromagnetic force by changing the supplied current or the direction of current flowing through the winding body.

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.