SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HAPTIC EFFECTS RELATED TO TOUCHING AND GRASPING A VIRTUAL OBJECT

    公开(公告)号:US20190201785A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:US15856233

    申请日:2017-12-28

    CPC classification number: A63F13/285 A63F13/212 G06F3/014 G06F3/016

    Abstract: A wearable device for providing haptic effects includes a wearable housing configured to be worn on to a portion of a hand of a wearer and an actuator secured to the wearable housing. The wearable housing includes a first digit segment configured to conform to a finger of the hand and a second digit segment configured to conform to another finger or a thumb of the hand. The actuator is configured to receive a command signal indicative of a virtual interaction related to touching or grasping a virtual object. In response to the command signal, the actuator provides a force onto the portion of the hand or provides a force to render a resistance to movement of the first and second digit segments toward each other. The actuator uses the wearable housing to mechanically stabilize the force towards the portion of the hand. The wearable device may further include a sensor configured to sense a dynamic response to a user interaction with a real-world object which corresponds to the virtual object, the sensed dynamic response being used to assess a physical characteristic of the real-world object.

    KINESTHETIC FEEDBACK TO VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY CONTROLLERS

    公开(公告)号:US20190354183A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-11-21

    申请号:US15981111

    申请日:2018-05-16

    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing kinesthetic feedback for virtual and augmented reality controllers are disclosed. One illustrative system described herein includes a interface device including a virtual or augmented reality controller configured to receive input from a user and output a controller signal and a haptic output device coupled to the virtual or augmented reality controller and to a mechanical ground, the haptic output device configured to output haptic effects. The system also includes a processor coupled to the virtual or augmented reality controller and the haptic output device, the processor configured to: receive the controller signal; determine a haptic effect based in part on the controller signal; and transmit a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to the haptic output device.

    Systems and methods for providing haptic effects related to touching and grasping a virtual object

    公开(公告)号:US10583359B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US15856233

    申请日:2017-12-28

    Abstract: A wearable device for providing haptic effects includes a wearable housing configured to be worn on to a portion of a hand of a wearer and an actuator secured to the wearable housing. The wearable housing includes a first digit segment configured to conform to a finger of the hand and a second digit segment configured to conform to another finger or a thumb of the hand. The actuator is configured to receive a command signal indicative of a virtual interaction related to touching or grasping a virtual object. In response to the command signal, the actuator provides a force onto the portion of the hand or provides a force to render a resistance to movement of the first and second digit segments toward each other. The actuator uses the wearable housing to mechanically stabilize the force towards the portion of the hand. The wearable device may further include a sensor configured to sense a dynamic response to a user interaction with a real-world object which corresponds to the virtual object, the sensed dynamic response being used to assess a physical characteristic of the real-world object.

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