Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Virtual reality sensory construct
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Application No.: US15404385Application Date: 2017-01-12
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Publication No.: US10055012B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: John V. Delaney , Maeve M. O'reilly , Niamh Phelan , Claus Schroeder-Hansen , Niambh Scullion , Clea A. Zolotow
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Law Office of Jim Boice
- Main IPC: G06F3/01
- IPC: G06F3/01 ; G06F3/041 ; G06F3/03 ; G06T19/00

Abstract:
A tactile device for virtual reality simulations includes an outer hollow sphere, a pliable inner hollow sphere, a plurality of actuators, and a framework. The plurality of actuators physically couple the outer hollow sphere to the pliable inner hollow sphere, and are configured to dynamically and physically reshape the pliable inner hollow sphere as the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere rotate. The framework includes a plurality of powered rollers that support the outer hollow sphere and control a rotational speed and direction of the outer hollow sphere and the pliable inner hollow sphere. A sphere controller then modifies a physical configuration of the pliable inner hollow sphere based on a detected biomechanical abnormality of a user within the tactile device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180039325A1 VIRTUAL REALITY SENSORY CONSTRUCT Public/Granted day:2018-02-08
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