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HAPTIC DEVICES THAT SIMULATE RIGIDITY OF VIRTUAL OBJECTS

  • US 20170168576A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2016
  • Published: 06/15/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A haptic assembly comprising:

  • a glove body configured to cover a hand;

    a haptic apparatus coupled to the glove body, the haptic apparatus comprising one or more plates and a malleable sheet, the malleable sheet coupled to the one or more plates and the glove body, a portion of the one or more plates to contact the hand according to a shape of the malleable sheet; and

    an actuator coupled to the malleable sheet, the actuator configured to actuate the malleable sheet to transform the shape of the malleable sheet according to a rigidity of a virtual object.

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