Fakespace Labs, Inc.

Fakespace, Inc.

Other

Russell C Mead, Jr

Mark T Bolas

Ian E McDowall

Christian Greuel

A compliant structure which includes a means for sensing translation and rotation of a top plate is disclosed. The structure is composed of a base plate and three supporting legs. The legs are compliant. The deflections of the structure are substantially in a plane and the translation and twist of the top platform may be measured by the gimbaled sensor assembly attached to one of the legs.

Gimbal-mounted virtual reality display system

A data input glove for use with a computer system, virtual reality system or the like, with numerous electrodes place on the glove and interconnected with electronic controls enabling sensing of contact between any combination of the electrodes, with electrodes made of flexible electrically conductive fabric, silk-screened electrically conductive paint or the like.

Virtual reality glove system with fabric conductors

A compliant structure which includes a sensor for sensing translation and rotation of a top plate is disclosed. The structure is composed of a base plate and three supporting legs. The legs are compliant. The deflections of the structure are substantially in a plane and the translation and twist of the top platform may be measured by the gimbaled sensor assembly attached to one of the legs.

The spring counterbalanced boom suspension system is designed for suspending a viewer for use in a visual virtual environment system. The spring counterbalanced boom suspension has an improved range of motion which allows for fully counterbalanced movement of the viewing device to a vertical positions, and to horizontal positions on either side of the vertical. The viewer is suspended by a counterbalanced boom arm which is in turn supported by a cantilever arm pivotably and rotatably connected to a support structure. A tension spring is connected between the support structure and an attachment point on the cantilever arm by a cable for counterbalancing the weight of the viewing means and the boom arm. The spring tension and preload are adjusted to the geometry and counterbalancing weight of the suspension system, and the cantilever arm is capable of a fully counterbalanced range of motion. A pair of pulleys are preferably mounted to the upper end of the support structure to provide a channel through which the cable passes.

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San Francisco, CA, United States of America

Russell C Mead, Jr