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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 03, 2013
You Wu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael James Mccoy, Greenwood, IN (US);
F. Vinayak, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Karthik Ramani, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Raja Jasti, Cupertino, CA (US);
You Wu, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michael James McCoy, Greenwood, IN (US);
F. Vinayak, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Karthik Ramani, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Raja Jasti, Cupertino, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A virtual interaction system includes a haptic feedback apparatus, a depth camera and a processing circuit. The haptic feedback apparatus includes an solenoid mount supporting a plurality of solenoids, a plurality of hand mounts, and a controller. The solenoid mount is configured to be mounted onto a human arm. The plurality of hand mounts are configured to be mounted onto a plurality of positions on a human hand. Each of the plurality the hand mounts includes at least one contact element. Each contact element is controllably moveable by a corresponding solenoid. The controller is configured to receive an input signal, and generate, based on the input signal, a plurality of solenoid control signals.