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US 10,646,768 B2Granted
Virtual reality haptic system and apparatus
OwnerScott Summitinventor
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Abstract
A virtual reality (VR) system includes a VR display and a VR movement apparatus that includes hand interfaces and foot interfaces that can support the hands and feet of a system user. The VR movement apparatus allow the user's limbs to move in 3-dimensional space that include vertical, lateral, and fore-aft direction movements. A computer running VR software coordinate and synchronizes the VR movement apparatus and the VR display to provide system users with simulated activities in a VR environment.
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A virtual reality (VR) apparatus comprising:
- a movement apparatus for providing a haptic VR environment, the movement apparatus comprising:
- a frame with an internal volume that defines a movement perimeter;
- an upper left assembly coupled to an upper portion of the frame having a left hand interface;
- an upper right assembly coupled to an upper portion of the frame having a right hand interface;
- a lower left assembly coupled to a lower portion of the frame having a left foot interface;
- a lower right assembly coupled to a lower portion of the frame having a right foot interface;
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- a plurality of actuators coupled to the upper left assembly, the upper right assembly, the lower left assembly and the lower right assembly for providing haptic resistance to movements of the left hand interface, the right hand interface, the left foot interface and the right foot interface, wherein the left hand interface, the right hand interface, the left foot interface and the right foot interface move inside the movement perimeter of the frame, and the upper left assembly, the upper right assembly, the lower left assembly and the lower right assembly each include a vertical motor that controls vertical movements of the left hand interface, the right hand interface, the left foot interface and the right foot interface;
- a visual display for displaying a visual VR environment;
- a computer processor running a VR program for providing a VR environment and coordinating haptic VR environment data transmitted to the movement apparatus with visual VR environment data transmitted to the visual display.
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A virtual reality (VR) apparatus comprising:
- a movement apparatus for providing a haptic VR environment, the movement apparatus comprising:
- a frame with an internal volume that defines a movement perimeter;
- an upper left assembly coupled to an upper portion of the frame having a left hand interface;
- an upper right assembly coupled to an upper portion of the frame having a right hand interface;
- a lower left assembly coupled to a lower portion of the frame having a left foot interface;
- a lower right assembly coupled to a lower portion of the frame having a right foot interface;
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- a plurality of actuators coupled to the upper left assembly, the upper right assembly, the lower left assembly and the lower right assembly for providing haptic resistance to movements of the left hand interface, the right hand interface, the left foot interface and the right foot interface, wherein the left hand interface, the right hand interface, the left foot interface and the right foot interface move within the movement perimeter of the frame, and the upper left assembly, the upper right assembly, the lower left assembly and the lower right assembly each include a vertical motor that controls vertical movements of the left hand interface, the right hand interface, the left foot interface and the right foot interface;
- a visual display for displaying a visual VR environment;
- a computer processor running a VR program for providing the visual VR environment and haptic VR environment data that is transmitted to the movement apparatus and coordinated with visual VR environment data, wherein the VR program re-centers a user of the VR apparatus by moving the positions of the left hand interface, the right hand interface, the left foot interface and the right foot interface and synchronously re-centers the visual VR environment.
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A virtual reality (VR) apparatus comprising:
- a movement apparatus for providing a haptic VR environment, the movement apparatus comprising:
- an upper left assembly having a left hand interface;
- an upper right assembly having a right hand interface;
- a lower left assembly having a left foot interface;
- a lower right assembly having a right foot interface;
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- a plurality of actuators coupled to the upper left assembly, the upper right assembly, the lower left assembly and the lower right assembly for providing haptic resistance to movements of the left hand interface, the right hand interface, the left foot interface and the right foot interface, wherein the left hand interface, the right hand interface, the left foot interface and the right foot interface move in movement perimeter of the frame, and the upper left assembly, the upper right assembly, the lower left assembly and the lower right assembly each include a vertical motor that controls vertical movements of the left hand interface, the right hand interface, the left foot interface and the right foot interface;
- a visual display for displaying a visual VR environment;
- a computer processor running a VR program for providing a VR environment and coordinating haptic VR environment data transmitted to the movement apparatus with visual VR environment data transmitted to the visual display.
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