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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2018
Vrgluv Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Derek Kearney, Atlanta, GA (US);
Christopher Taylor, Atlanta, GA (US);
Addison Shelton, Atlanta, GA (US);
Harold Brown, Atlanta, GA (US);
VRgluv LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are interface devices and systems. In one aspect, a haptic interface device includes at least one position detection module configured to determine positional data for determining a position of at least one portion of at least one body part of the user; at least one tensile element or compressive element coupled to the at least one body part and configured to produce at least one of: a predetermined range of motion and applied force to a coupled body part; and at least one haptic feedback module configured to produce force feedback or tactile sensation to the at least one body part, the feedback module comprising: at least one motion control module configured to control motion of the at least one body part; and at least one force sensor configured to determine applied force data generated from the at least one body part. Also disclosed herein are methods for using the disclosed devices and systems.