Methods and systems for imparting tactile sensations having acoustic traitsto tactile regions of a user’s hand or hands
AssigneesUniversite Laval, Ecole De Technologie Superieure
InventorsAndréanne SHARP, Éliane LEPROHON, Jérémie VOIX, Aidin DELNAVAZ, Valentin PINTAT
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Abstract
In accordance with one aspect, a plurality of transducers mechanically coupled to different tactile regions of at least one hand of a user are driven via different channel signals, the different channel signals having acoustic traits evolving independently from the acoustic traits of the other channel signals. In accordance with another aspect, transducers mechanically coupled to tactile regions of the hand of a user can be piezoelectric transducers.
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A system for imparting tactile sensations to different tactile regions of a hand of a user, the system comprising-:
- a garment configured to be worn by a hand of a user;
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- a plurality of piezoelectric transducers secured to the garment at different locations of the garment, the plurality of piezoelectric transducers being mechanically coupled to the different tactile regions of the hand of the user when the garment is worn by the hand of the user, each piezoelectric transducer being drivable to impart tactile sensations to a corresponding one of the tactile regions by a signal having at least one of intensity, frequency and temporal acoustic traits.
A method of imparting tactile sensations, the method comprising-:
- providing a plurality of transducers mechanically coupled to at least one hand of a user, different ones of the plurality of transducers being mechanically coupled to different tactile regions of the at least one hand of the user;
- driving a first one of the plurality of transducers via a first channel signal to impart tactile sensations to a first one of the tactile regions, the first channel signal having at least one of intensity, frequency, and temporal acoustic traits;
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- driving a second one of the plurality of transducers via a second channel signal to impart tactile sensations to a second one of the tactile regions, the second channel signal having at least one of intensity, frequency and temporal acoustic traits;
- the acoustic traits of the second channel signal being different from the acoustic traits of the first channel signal.
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