Interactive warning pad for enhanced user feedback

Abstract

An interactive warning pad provides static tactile feedback with a raised set of knobs over the interactive warning pad surface to notify users of a potential hazard. The interactive warning pad also provides enhanced or different sensory feedback to identify a specify type of hazard that the interactive warning pad is intended to protect against and different states associated with the hazard. The interactive warning paid includes a covering with the raised set of knobs. The knobs have translucent tops and lighting elements are positioned under the raised knobs. A controller controls different illuminations of the lighting elements in response to different monitored states of the hazard with the different illuminations identifying the hazard and the hazard state. The interactive warning pad may also include vibration motors, a speaker, and/or a wireless transceiver for additional sensory feedback that identifies the specific type of hazard and hazard state.

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