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Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2020
Applicant:

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;

Inventor:

Inwook Hwang, Sejong-si, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01); H03K 17/9627 (2013.01); H03K 2017/9602 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for generating a vibrotactile sensation. The apparatus for generating a vibrotactile sensation includes a light source generating light, a vibration layer generating a vibration by receiving the light, a vibration detection unit disposed adjacent to the vibration layer to detect a vibration signal of the vibration layer, and a control unit connected to the vibration detection unit to determine the vibration of the vibration layer by using the vibration signal. Here, the vibration layer includes a thermo-elastic layer that has a first thermal expansion coefficient and a photo-thermal conversion layer that is disposed on the thermo-elastic layer and has a second thermal expansion coefficient less than the first thermal expansion coefficient.


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