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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert A. Lacroix, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael A. Greenish, Gryon, CH;
Erin B. Ramsay, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, CA;
Assignee:
Immersion Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/016 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system that generates a haptic effect using an Eccentric Rotating Mass ('ERM') actuator determines a back electromotive force ('EMF') of the ERM actuator and receives a haptic effect signal comprising one or more parameters, where one of the parameters is a voltage amplitude level as a function of time. The system varies the voltage amplitude level based at least on the back EMF, and applies the varied haptic effect signal to the ERM actuator.