Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Shape changeable apparatus, shape control method, and tactile sense providing apparatus
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Application No.: US17597353Application Date: 2020-07-08
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Publication No.: US11868532B2Publication Date: 2024-01-09
- Inventor: Kentaro Yoshida , Masahiro Sato
- Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: CHIP LAW GROUP
- Priority: JP 19132925 2019.07.18
- International Application: PCT/JP2020/026648 2020.07.08
- International Announcement: WO2021/010241A 2021.01.21
- Date entered country: 2022-01-04
- Main IPC: G06F3/041
- IPC: G06F3/041 ; G06F3/01 ; H03K17/968

Abstract:
A shape changeable apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a space forming section, a fluid controller, a signal emitter, a detector, and a generator. The space forming section forms a space, and includes a deformable member that is arranged in contact with the space. The fluid controller is capable of deforming the member by controlling a flow of fluid with respect to the space. The signal emitter emits a signal into the space. The detector is arranged out of contact with the member within the space, and detects the emitted signal. The generator generates information regarding the deformation of the member on the basis of a result of the detection performed by the detector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220269348A1 SHAPE CHANGEABLE APPARATUS, SHAPE CONTROL METHOD, AND TACTILE SENSE PROVIDING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2022-08-25
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