Modular skin displacement device and system
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorsRobert Michael Theodore Pettys-Baker, Bradley Holschuh
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Abstract
A device and system for producing a skin displacement experience for a user. The device includes a base, one or more actuators, each actuator including a shape memory alloy (SMA) coil and at least one eye, at least one attachment point mounted on the base and engaging with the at least one eye, and a skin interface mounted on the base and responsive to the one or more actuators at the at least one attachment point.
Claims20
A device for producing a skin displacement experience for a user, the device comprising:
- a base;
- one or more actuators, each actuator of the one or more actuators including a shape memory alloy (SMA) coil and at least one eye;
- at least one attachment point mounted on the base and engaging with the at least one eye;
- and
- a skin interface mounted on the base and responsive to the one or more actuators at the at least one attachment point.
A method of producing a skin displacement experience for a user, the method comprising:
- providing a skin displacement device including:
- a plurality of attachment points;
- a plurality of actuators attached to a first portion of the plurality of attachment points;
- generating a first skin displacement experience by activating a first configuration of the plurality of actuators;
- and
- generating a second skin displacement experience by activating a second configuration of the plurality of actuators.
A device for producing a skin displacement experience for a user, the device comprising:
- a base;
- one or more actuators, each actuator of the one or more actuators including a shape memory alloy (SMA) coil with a first eye on a first end and a second eye on a second, opposite, end;
- the first eye engaging with a first attachment point mounted on the base and the second eye engaging with a second attachment point mounted on the base;
- and
- a skin interface mounted on the base and responsive to the one or more actuators at the at least one attachment point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.