Haptic system for establishing a contact free interaction between at least one part of a user's body and a virtual environment
US9760166B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/016
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A haptic system for establishing an interaction between at least one part of the body of a user called stimulation zone and a virtual environment comprises means for estimating the position of the stimulation zone; means for emitting, toward the stimulation zone, at least one flow rate-controlled air jet, the air jet being emitted at a point of emission and its flow rate being determined as a function of the estimated position of the stimulation zone in space and of the characteristics of the virtual environment; a robotized structure controlled so as to move the point of emission of the air jet so that said point of emission remains at a constant distance from the stimulation zone.
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