A device operable to supply a force feedback to a physiological unit to be used in particular as an advanced interface for machines and computers
CA 2173749 A1 · Owner: Ferretti, Luca · Inventors: Salsedo, Fabio; Ferretti, Luca; Marchese, Sandro Scattareggia
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A device operable to supply a force feedback to a physiological unit to be used as an advanced interface for machines and including an exoskeleton which includes kinematic elements (7 25, 34, 42, 56, 57) articulated about articulation axes arranged coincident with or in close proximity to the physiological axes of the physiological unit such as for example, the flexion-extension axes of the phalanges of the fingers of a hand of an operator. A series of electrical actuators (11) controls the degree of tension on traction cables (13) applying a force feedback to the kinematic elements and consequently, to the physiological unit so as to simulate an interaction between the operator and a …
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- Filed October 6, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 6, 2014.
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