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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Haruhisa Kawasaki, Gifu, JP;
Takahiro Endo, Gifu, JP;
Tetuya Mouri, Gifu, JP;
Hisashi Aoyama, Gifu, JP;
Haruhisa Kawasaki, Gifu, JP;
Takahiro Endo, Gifu, JP;
Tetuya Mouri, Gifu, JP;
Hisashi Aoyama, Gifu, JP;
Gifu University, Gifu-ken, JP;
Abstract
A force sense interface includes a tactile finger base having a plurality of tactile fingers, which are capable of tracking motions of the fingers of a hand of an operator, an arm mechanism, which allow spatial motion of the tactile finger base, and a controller, which controls the arm mechanism in accordance with the position and posture of the hand, and controls the tactile fingers in accordance with the movements of the fingers of the operator. The force sense interface further includes finger holders for attaching the tactile fingers on the fingers of the operator in a state where the tactile finger base is distanced from the back of the hand of the operator (H) so as to face the back of the hand.