Vibration Control System Amplitude Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vibration control systems for game processing struggle to provide a diverse range of vibrations effectively, as combining vibrations from multiple sources often results in amplitudes exceeding the capabilities of the controller, leading to an inability to express intended vibratory stimuli.
Innovation Solution
A vibration control system that generates and synthesizes multiple vibration waveforms with different frequencies and amplitudes, using a selection scheme to choose the most significant components based on amplitude, ensuring appropriate vibratory stimuli are provided to the user without exceeding the controller's capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vibration waveforms are combined to provide diverse vibrations, then the variety of vibratory stimuli is improved, but the amplitude exceeds the controller's capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The vibration control system segments the vibration control process into multiple independent vibration command generation means, each responsible for generating specific vibration waveforms with controlled amplitudes. This segmentation allows the system to manage multiple vibration sources while maintaining individual amplitude control, preventing the cumulative amplitude from exceeding controller capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system generates multiple vibration waveforms with amplitudes that individually exceed the controller's capability, but through selective combination and control mechanisms, only the necessary portion of these vibrations is output. This allows the system to prepare diverse vibration options while ensuring the final output remains within the controller's amplitude limits.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple vibration command generation means are used to generate different vibration waveforms, then the degree of freedom in vibration provision is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple vibration command generation means are designed with universal functionality, where each generation means can produce different types of vibration waveforms. This multi-functionality allows the system to achieve high versatility in vibration provision without requiring entirely separate systems for each vibration type, thereby managing complexity while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple vibration command generation means into a unified vibration control system that processes and coordinates their outputs. By merging these generation means with a central control mechanism, the system achieves diverse vibration capabilities while managing complexity through integrated control rather than separate independent systems.
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AI summary
A vibration control system includes first vibration command generation means (1104) for generating first vibration data representing a first time waveform, second vibration command generation means (1104) for generating second vibration data representing a second time waveform, selection means (1105) for selecting, when the first vibration data generated by the first vibration command generation means and the second vibration data generated by the second vibration command generation means are input, vibration data representing a time waveform greater in amplitude every prescribed period based on an amplitude of the first time waveform represented by the first vibration data and an amplitude of the second time waveform represented by the second vibration data, and vibration control means (1106) for causing a terminal to vibrate based on the vibration data selected by the selection means.