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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Aleksandr Y. Aravkin, Bronx, NY (US);
Anirban Basu, Elmsford, NY (US);
Dimitri Kanevsky, Ossining, NY (US);
Tara N. Sainath, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/6202 (2013.01); G01B 11/30 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G09B 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for generating a tactile representation of an object are provided. A method for generating a tactile representation of an object, comprises obtaining a microscopic image of a surface of the object, processing data corresponding to the image to generate a roughness pattern for the object based on the image, calibrating the roughness pattern with a predetermined material, and simulating the roughness pattern on an electronic device.