Tactile simulator
CA 2290349 A1 · Owner: Wing, Alan Miles · Inventors: Wing, Alan Miles
Overview
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A tactile simulator has an array of actuators (1) with each actuator , including a linear motor the movable thrust rod (6) of which carries a force sensor (5). The position of each thrust rod (6) is sensed by a corresponding position sensor (8). Each actuator (1) also includes a corresponding controller (12) which drives the motor in dependence upon signals from the force sensor (5) and the position sensor (8). An array controller (13) controls the individual element controllers (12) in order to drive the thrust rods (6). The simulator can be used in a display mode in which the thrust , rods (6) are driven to occupy positions corresponding to a surface stored in a database, or in a …
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- Filed July 2, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 2, 2018.
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