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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Subaru Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Tsunoda, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Sase, Tokyo, JP;
Takemi Oguri, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Kitamura, Tokyo, JP;
SUBARU CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A non-contact operating apparatus, for a vehicle, includes a generating unit, a projecting device, a detecting device, a stimulation output device, a determining unit, and a stimulation response output unit. The generating unit is configured to generate and update image containing an image object. The projecting device is configured to project the image in a predetermined display region. The detecting device is configured to detect an operation site of an occupant positioned in a vicinity of the predetermined display region. The stimulation output device is configured to output and update a tactile stimulation to the operation site. The determining unit is configured to determine whether the operation site performs a non-contact operation against the image object. The stimulation response output unit is configured to cause the stimulation output device to output the tactile stimulation to the operation site on the basis of a determination result.