System and method for inducing somatic sense using air plasma and interface device using them
AssigneeKonkuk University Glocal Industry-Academic Collaboration Foundation
InventorsSoon-Cheol CHUNG, Hyung-Sik KIM, Jae-Hoon JUN
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Abstract
A system and method for generating air plasma by radiating a laser in the air, and making a user feel a somatic sense such as a tactile sense, a thermal sense or the like using a principle of inducing a state change in a medium as a result of a shock wave or an electric field generated by the air plasma.
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A somatic sense induction system using air plasma, the system comprising:
- a laser radiation device for controlling parameters of a laser and generating the air plasma by radiating the laser in air,
- wherein a shock wave and an electric field generated by the air plasma induce a state change in a medium existing in an area affected by the shock wave and the electric field.
A somatic sense induction method using air plasma, the method comprising the steps of generating the air plasma by radiating a laser in air using a laser radiation device,
- wherein a shock wave and an electric field generated by the air plasma induce a state change in a medium existing in an area affected by the shock wave and the electric field.
An interface device for handling a multimedia system of a vehicle, the interface device comprising:
- a laser radiation device for generating one or more air plasmas by continuously or periodically radiating a pulse laser in a preset space;
- a touch recognition unit for recognizing a touched area if any one of the one or more air plasmas is touched;
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- an execution unit for executing a command corresponding to the touched area.
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