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Control device, force sense presentation apparatus, and control method

US12118150B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 23, 2020
Grant dateOct 15, 2024
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/014
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a control device according to the present technology to improve an accuracy of force sense presentation while preventing hindrance to a free motion of a target part when a user does not touch a virtual object. The control device includes a control unit that controls a force sense presentation apparatus, which includes a first member that is displaced mechanically in conjunction with a motion of a target part of a user, a second member that is displaceable in a direction of coming into contact with or separating from the first member, and a drive part that drives the second member and performs force sense presentation with respect to the target part, such that a driving state of the second member is changed according to a positional relationship between a virtual object and the target part in a virtual space in which the virtual object is arranged.

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