SOFT STRETCHABLE HIGH-DENSITY FLUIDIC ROUTING USING MULTI-CHANNEL TUBING, CONNECTORS, AND BREAKOUT

    公开(公告)号:US20230133303A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17736575

    申请日:2022-05-04

    摘要: The disclosed system may include a fluidic system including a connector including a first side and a second side, each of the first side and the second side including a plurality of pins, a fluidic breakout configured to interface pneumatic tubing with a fluidic control system, pneumatic tubing including a plurality of fluidic channels, a first end configured to interface with the first side of the connector, and a second end configured to interface with the fluidic breakout, and a haptic feedback system including a plurality of actuators, each actuator coupled to a respective actuation tube configured to interface with a respective pin on the second side of the connector. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.

    Collaborative shear display
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11168768B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-09

    申请号:US16296182

    申请日:2019-03-07

    IPC分类号: F16H25/20 G06F3/01 F16H25/24

    摘要: A haptic device includes a network of motorized shear actuators. The shear actuators each include a drive mechanism and a lead screw having a threaded outer surface rotatably coupled to the drive mechanism and extending along a primary axis. A carriage is movably coupled to the lead screw by a nut having a threaded inner surface and is disposed within a chassis. One or more flexure springs are attached to the chassis and are configured to exert a reactive force to resist a force applied to the carriage in a direction orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to the primary axis. The flexure springs may cooperate with a stop mechanism to improve the mechanical robustness of the shear actuators under applied loads.

    Wearable haptic devices with jamming assemblies for haptic jamming

    公开(公告)号:US10534433B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US16112517

    申请日:2018-08-24

    IPC分类号: G06F3/01 G02B27/01

    摘要: A haptic device is provided that includes a jamming assembly, anchored to the back of a user's hand, having (i) a jamming lever, (ii) an actuator to move the jamming lever from a first position to a second position different from the first position, and (iii) a slidable member configured to move back and forth in response to movement of a first of the user's fingers. The haptic device also includes an elongated element with opposing first and second end portions, where (i) the first end portion is anchored to a predefined portion of the user's first finger, and (ii) the second end portion is attached to an end portion of the slidable member. The jamming lever, when moved to the second position by the actuator, engages with a portion of the slidable member to prevent movement of the member, the elongated element, and the user's finger in a direction.