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Ultrasonic haptic control system

  • US 10,372,270 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2017
  • Issued: 08/06/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2016
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An ultrasonic haptic control system for a motor vehicle, comprising:

  • a steering wheel assembly comprising a ring-shaped member rotatable about a central axis to steer the vehicle; and

    a plurality of ultrasound emitters associated with the steering wheel and configured to focus ultrasound waves within a central region about which the ring-shaped member circumferentially extends and/or radially outside of and adjacent to the ring-shaped member to form one or more haptic control surfaces, wherein the plurality of ultrasound emitters emit ultrasound waves having a tangential component.

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