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US 10,852,093 B2Granted
Methods and apparatuses for haptic systems
AssigneeHaptech, Inc.
InventorKyle Monti
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided that include linear motors and controllers configured to simulate haptic feedback for gaming devices and simulations systems, including gaming firearms and other peripheral devices used in various gaming environments.
Claims42
A simulation system, comprising:
- a body;
- a linear motor attached to the body, the linear motor having at least two independent magnetic coils and a sliding mass having at least one magnet that magnetically interacts with at least one of the at least two independent magnetic coils when an electrical current is passed through at least one of the at least two independent magnetic coils;
- a controller that controls movement of the sliding mass by controlling the electrical current going to at least one of the at least two independent magnetic coils, using pulse-width modulation, such that the sliding mass produces a force on the body that simulates a haptic effect.
A simulation system, comprising:
- a body;
- a linear motor attached to the body, the linear motor controlling a sliding mass;
- a controller that controls movement of the sliding mass, by controlling a current of the linear motor using pulse-width modulation, such that the sliding mass produces a force on the body that simulates a haptic effect.
A simulation system, comprising:
- a visual display in communication with a user;
- a peripheral device including a body and a linear motor having a sliding mass;
- a tracking system monitoring at least one ofthe user's movement and a movement of the peripheral device;
- a computer system running a simulation and providing an output image from the simulation to the visual display and updating the image using a set of location data from the tracking system, the location data corresponding to at least one ofthe user's movement and the movement of the peripheral device,
- wherein the computer system is in communication with a control system that controls the sliding mass, by controlling a current of the linear motor using pulse-width modulation, which produces a force on the body simulating a haptic effect that correlates with the simulation.
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