公开(公告)号：WO2022011432A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-20

申请号：PCT/AU2021/050768

申请日：2021-07-16

Applicant: SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Inventor： PRABHU, Deepa ,  MCCARTHY, Christopher ,  HASAN, Muhammad, Mehedi ,  WISE, Lisa ,  MACMAHON, Clare

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61F9/08 ,  A61H3/06 ,  G01C21/16 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G08B6/00 ,  A41D20/00 ,  A61B2562/0219 ,  A61B5/6801 ,  A61H2003/063 ,  A61H2201/1635 ,  A61H2201/165 ,  A61M2205/582 ,  G01C21/1656 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/014 ,  G06F3/016 ,  G06T19/003

Abstract: Described herein is a wearable tactile feedback device (100, 300, 500) for attachment to a body part such as a forearm (102) of a user. The device (100, 300, 500) comprises a body (104) adapted to fit to the forearm (102) of the user. The device (100, 300, 500) also includes a plurality of vibration motors (106-121) attached to or embedded within the body (104) at spaced apart locations. A microcontroller (124) is configured to send control signals to the plurality of vibration motors (106-121). The plurality of vibration motors (106-121) are responsive to respective ones of the control signals to vibrate at predetermined intensities, frequencies and durations to provide vibratory tactile feedback to the user in the form of three dimensional direction cues for movement of the forearm (102). (Figure 1)