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US 2013/0211418 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for tactile feedback
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSoo Chul Lim, Hyung Kew Lee, Joon Ah Park, Bho Ram Lee, Hyun Jeong Lee, Seung Ju Han
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for a tactile feedback are provided. The tactile feedback apparatus may include a position measurement unit to measure a position of a mechanical link, and a tactile feedback unit to transmit a tactile sensation based on at least one of a position of the mechanical link and a rotation angle of the mechanical link.
Claims25
A tactile feedback apparatus comprising:
- a position measurement unit to measure a position of a mechanical link;
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- a tactile feedback unit to transmit a tactile sensation to human skin based on at least one of a position of the mechanical link and a rotation angle of the mechanical link.
A tactile feedback method comprising:
- measuring a position of a mechanical link;
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- transmitting a tactile sensation to human skin based on at least one of the position of the mechanical link and a rotation angle of the mechanical link.
A tactile feedback apparatus comprising:
- a position measurement unit to measure a position of a mechanical link;
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- a tactile feedback unit to transmit a tactile sensation by moving at least one pin based on a position of the mechanical link.
A system for performing remotely-controlled surgery, the system comprising:
- a surgical robot comprising a surgical tool, the surgical robot to measure a force generated by the surgical tool;
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- a tactile feedback apparatus to transmit a tactile sensation to a hand of a surgeon based on the force generated by the surgical tool of the surgical robot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.