Touchless scanning haptic feedback system and method
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
InventorWilliam Hastings
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Abstract
In an example, a touchless scanning haptic feedback device includes a touchless sensor system to detect a contour of a target, at a distance to produce sensor data, the target being at least one of a person or an object; and a tactile simulation system to physically relay the detected contour to a user by generating haptic feedback based on the sensor data and simulating haptic feedback virtual sensation of touch based on the generated haptic feedback which is indicative of the detected contour of the target.
Claims27
A touchless scanning haptic feedback device comprising:
- a touchless sensor system to detect a contour of a physical target, at a distance from the physical target to produce sensor data, without making physical contact with the physical target, the physical target being at least one of a person or an object;
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- a tactile simulation system to physically relay the detected contour to a user by generating haptic feedback based on the sensor data and simulating haptic feedback virtual sensation of touch based on the generated haptic feedback which is indicative of the detected contour of the physical target;
- the touchless sensor system including a MMW (Millimeter Wave) sensor to sense the contour by penetrating through clothing, the MMW sensor being disposed on an exterior surface of a wearable device to be worn on a hand of the user.
A touchless scanning haptic feedback method comprising:
- detecting a contour of a physical target at a distance from the physical target to produce sensor data, without making physical contact with the physical target, the physical target being at least one of a person or an object;
- physically relaying the detected contour to a user by generating haptic feedback based on the sensor data and simulating haptic feedback virtual sensation of touch based on the generated haptic feedback which is indicative of the detected contour of the physical target;
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- detecting the contour including sensing the contour by penetrating through clothing with a sensor.
A wearable touchless scanning haptic feedback device comprising:
- a touchless sensor system to detect a contour of a physical target, at a distance from the physical target to produce sensor data, without making physical contact with the physical target, the physical target being at least one of a person or an object;
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- a tactile simulation system to physically relay the detected contour to at least a palm of an operator's hand by generating haptic feedback based on the sensor data, simulating haptic feedback virtual sensation of touch based on the generated haptic feedback which is indicative of the detected contour of the physical target, and applying the haptic feedback virtual sensation of touch via physical contact with at least the palm of the operator's hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.