Vibration Control Apparatus for Simultaneous Tactile and Pseudo Force Sensations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vibration devices struggle to simultaneously present both tactile and pseudo force sensations to users, lacking a comprehensive method to effectively combine these sensations.
Innovation Solution
A vibration control apparatus and method that acquires and combines pseudo force sensory vibration data and tactile sensory vibration data to generate synchronized vibrations, using a vibration mechanism like a linear resonance actuator or voice coil motor, allowing the device to present both sensations to the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a vibration device vibrates according to a particular vibration waveform to present pseudo force sensation, then the user feels a pseudo force sensation, but the device cannot simultaneously present tactile sensation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the vibration control into two distinct data acquisition sections: one for pseudo force sensory vibration data and another for tactile sensory vibration data. This segmentation allows the system to independently acquire and process different types of vibration data, which are then combined by the vibration control section to achieve both tactile and pseudo force sensations simultaneously without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The vibration device is designed with multi-functionality to present both tactile sensations and pseudo force sensations through a single device. The vibration mechanism can operate in multiple modes by receiving different vibration waveforms, allowing it to serve dual purposes without requiring separate dedicated devices for each sensation type
2Adaptability or versatility
If the vibration mechanism generates vibration based on both pseudo force sensory vibration data and tactile sensory vibration data, then both sensations are presented to the user, but the control system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the pseudo force sensory vibration data and tactile sensory vibration data in the vibration control section. Both types of vibration data are acquired separately and then combined into a unified vibration waveform that the vibration mechanism can execute, allowing simultaneous presentation of both sensations through a coordinated approach rather than separate systems
Solution Approach 2:
The vibration control section acts as an intermediary that receives and processes both pseudo force sensory vibration data and tactile sensory vibration data. It mediates between the two data sources, combining them appropriately and generating the final control signals for the vibration mechanism, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the effective presentation of both tactile and pseudo force sensations to users by adjusting waveforms and frequencies, enhancing the user experience in applications such as gaming by providing a more immersive feedback.
Implementation Method 1
a vibration mechanism 21 using a linear resonance actuator or voice coil motor
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a vibration control apparatus that acquires pseudo force sensory vibration data descriptive of a pseudo force sensory vibration causing a user to feel a pseudo force sensation, acquires tactile sensory vibration data descriptive of a tactile sensory vibration causing the user to feel a tactile sensation, and causes a vibration mechanism to generate a vibration based on the pseudo force sensory vibration data and the tactile sensory vibration data.