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US 2019/0163269 A1Published application
Whole-body human-computer interface
AssigneeHaptx, Inc.
InventorsJacob A. Rubin, Robert S. Crockett
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Abstract
A human-computer interface system having an exoskeleton including a plurality of structural members coupled to one another by at least one articulation configured to apply a force to a body segment of a user, the exoskeleton comprising a body-borne portion and a point-of-use portion; the body-borne portion configured to be operatively coupled to the point-of-use portion; and at least one locomotor module including at least one actuator configured to actuate the at least one articulation, the at least one actuator being in operative communication with the exoskeleton.
Claims27
A human-computer interface system comprising:
- a garment including an interface laminate, wherein said interface laminate comprises:
- a plurality of fluidic tactile actuators, and
- a fluidic distribution laminate comprising:
- a plurality of channels configured to couple said plurality of fluidic tactile actuators to a pressurized working fluid, and
- a fluidic connector;
- and
- a plurality of control valves operably coupled to the plurality of fluidic tactile actuators and configured to affect flow of the pressurized working fluid.
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