WO2000021071A3 - Improvements in haptic feedback control devices - Google Patents

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WO2000021071A3
WO2000021071A3 PCT/US1999/021316 US9921316W WO0021071A3 WO 2000021071 A3 WO2000021071 A3 WO 2000021071A3 US 9921316 W US9921316 W US 9921316W WO 0021071 A3 WO0021071 A3 WO 0021071A3
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haptic feedback
control devices
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Erik J Shahoian
Christopher J Hasser
Louis B Rosenberg
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Abstract

Improvements in haptic feedback control devices include several embodiments. A haptic feedback control device includes a housing and a pair of moveable pincher members (202a, 202b) coupled to the housing. Each pincher member is contacted by a finger of the user when the device is operated and moveable in a degree of freedom approximately within a single plane. An actuator (226) outputs force feedback on the pincher members (202a, 202b) in the degrees of freedom, and a sensor (228) detects a position of the pincher members in the degrees of freedom.
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