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US 12,578,798 B2Granted
Haptic device, control device for haptic device, and control method for haptic device
AssigneeSony Group Corporation
InventorsMasao Kondo, Junichi Shimizu
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Abstract
A haptic device includes an external grasp body that is positioned on an outside, formed as a grasp portion of an imaginary object, and grasped by an operator, a motion detection unit that is provided in the external grasp body to detect a motion of the external grasp body, and an internal drive body that is provided in the external grasp body, connected to the external grasp body, and moves relative to the external grasp body on the basis of a result of the detection by the motion detection unit.
Claims9
A haptic device, comprising:
- an external grasp body, wherein
- the external grasp body, as a grasp portion, is on an outside of an imaginary object, and
- the external grasp body is grasped by an operator;
- a motion detection unit configured to detect a motion of the external grasp body, wherein the motion detection unit is in the external grasp body;
- an internal drive body configured to move relative to the external grasp body based on a result of the detection, wherein the internal drive body is in the external grasp body;
- and
- a connection shaft, wherein
- the external grasp body and the internal drive body are connected via the connection shaft, and
- the internal drive body is turnable around the connection shaft, relative to the external grasp body.
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