SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE UTILIZING NEAR-FIELD QUASI-STATE ELECTRICAL FIELD SENSING TECHNOLOGY
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1. A human machine interface system comprising:
- a plurality of sensing electrodes configured to transmit a set of electrical signals from the system to the operator and receive a set of electrical signals based on input from an operator of the system;
at least one sensing integrated circuit; and
a microcontroller unit;
wherein the at least one sensing integrated circuit and the microcontroller unit are in electronic and data communication and wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to receive a set of three dimensional position data, raw/calibrated signal intensity data, a set of gesture data, or any combination thereof from the at least one sensing integrated circuit, wherein the microcontroller unit controls the at least one sensing integrated circuit and interprets information about an intended interaction of the operator with a device.
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Abstract
The system and method for non-contact and/or touch-sensitive human machine interface, for use in numerous capacities wherein a lack of physical contact, with control apparatuses or devices is desirable. Electrical near field three-dimensional tracking and gesture control systems are utilized to interpret the location and movement of an operator, or to provide navigation, mapping, avoidance, localization, and the like for robotics applications.
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24 Claims
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1. A human machine interface system comprising:
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a plurality of sensing electrodes configured to transmit a set of electrical signals from the system to the operator and receive a set of electrical signals based on input from an operator of the system; at least one sensing integrated circuit; and a microcontroller unit;
wherein the at least one sensing integrated circuit and the microcontroller unit are in electronic and data communication and wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to receive a set of three dimensional position data, raw/calibrated signal intensity data, a set of gesture data, or any combination thereof from the at least one sensing integrated circuit, wherein the microcontroller unit controls the at least one sensing integrated circuit and interprets information about an intended interaction of the operator with a device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a device comprising
providing a human machine interface system having a panel wherein the human machine interface is configured to detect, locate, and interpret user interaction; -
incorporating a microcontroller unit configured to interpret and abstract information from at least one sensing integrated circuit using software algorithms tailored to a specific application, device, and environment of the device; providing communication protocols and methods to tailor the interaction to the specific device by the microcontroller unit; providing a non-contact and touch-sensitive interface; and indicating when the panel has been touched to indicate that the surface of the panel is potentially contaminated. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of operating a robotic device comprising
providing a plurality of sensing electrodes configured to transmit a set of electrical signals from the system to objects located in the robotic device'"'"'s surroundings and receive a set of electrical signals based on input from a robotic device'"'"'s surroundings; -
providing at least one sensing integrated circuit wherein the sensing integrated circuit functions as an electrical near field (“
e-field”
) three dimensional tracking controller to interpret the location and movement of the system and objects located in the robotic device'"'"'s surroundings that are detected by the plurality of sensing electrodes; andproviding a microcontroller unit;
wherein the at least one sensing integrated circuit and the microcontroller unit are in electronic and data communication and wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to receive a set of three dimensional position data, raw/calibrated signal intensity data, a set of gesture data from the sensing integrated circuit, or any combination thereof, wherein the microcontroller unit controls the at least one sensing integrated circuit and interprets information about an intended interaction of the system with a surroundings thereby providing navigation, mapping, avoidance, and localization to a robotic device.
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