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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2022
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Taha Moriyama, Tokyo, JP;
Yusuke Nakagawa, Tokyo, JP;
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a control apparatus, a control method, and a system for a force-sense device that can apply a more natural haptic sensation. According to the present disclosure, a control apparatus for a force-sense device has a position information acquiring section for acquiring position information regarding a surface of a virtual object and position information regarding a fingertip, and a control section for controlling the position of an acting portion that applies a force to the fingertip, in reference to the pieces of position information, and the control section makes a second force weaker than a first force, the first force being applied to the acting portion in a first direction away from the surface of the virtual object in a case where the fingertip is pushed in further beyond the surface of the virtual object, and the second force being applied in a second direction opposite to the first direction in a case where the fingertip is to be placed back from the position where the fingertip has been pushed in.