GYROSCOPE MOTION FEEDBACK DEVICE
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1. A gyroscopic motion feedback device, the device comprising:
- a mount;
a first gyroscope module connected to the mount, the first gyroscope module including;
a first pair of masses aligned along a first axis and rotatable thereabout; and
a first pair of motors, each of the first pair of motors connected to a respective one of the first pair of masses and operable to independently rotate the respective one of the first pair of masses about the first axis at a variable rotational speed;
a sensor operable to detect motion of the mount;
a controller in signal communication with the first gyroscope module and the sensor and configured with program instructions to vary a relative rotational speed of the first pair of motors in response to the motion detected by the sensor; and
a power source supplying electrical power to the first gyroscope module, the sensor and the controller.
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Abstract
A gyroscopic motion feedback device utilizes one or more pairs of masses mounted on a common axis but independently rotatable to allow rapid variation of the gyroscopic force produced thereby. A sensor detects motion of the mount and a controller uses the detected motion to vary the relative rotational speed of the masses. The device provides haptic feedback where the mount is used to the control the interaction of an objection in a virtual environment, with the controller further varying the relatively rotational speed based on virtual interactions experienced by the object.
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1. A gyroscopic motion feedback device, the device comprising:
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a mount; a first gyroscope module connected to the mount, the first gyroscope module including; a first pair of masses aligned along a first axis and rotatable thereabout; and a first pair of motors, each of the first pair of motors connected to a respective one of the first pair of masses and operable to independently rotate the respective one of the first pair of masses about the first axis at a variable rotational speed; a sensor operable to detect motion of the mount; a controller in signal communication with the first gyroscope module and the sensor and configured with program instructions to vary a relative rotational speed of the first pair of motors in response to the motion detected by the sensor; and a power source supplying electrical power to the first gyroscope module, the sensor and the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19)
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14. A method for providing haptic feedback, the method comprising:
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detecting motion of a mount to which a first gyroscope module connected, the first gyroscope module including a first pair of masses aligned along a first axis and rotatable thereabout, and a first pair of motors, each of the first pair of motors connected to a respective one of the first pair of masses and operable to independently rotate the respective one of the first pair of masses about the first axis at a variable rotational speed; communicating the motion of the mount to a controller; and varying, via the controller, a relative rotational speed of the first pair of motors to vary a gyroscopic force generated by the first gyroscope module, in response to the detected motion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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20. A gyroscopic motion feedback device, the device comprising:
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a mount; a first gyroscope module connected to the mount, the first gyroscope module including; a first pair of masses aligned along a first axis and rotatable thereabout; and a first pair of motors, each of the first pair of motors connected to a respective one of the first pair of masses and operable to independently rotate the respective one of the first pair of masses about the first axis at a variable rotational speed; a sensor operable to detect motion of the mount; a controller in signal communication with the first gyroscope module and the sensor and configured with program instructions to vary a relative counter-rotational speed of the first pair of motors in response to the motion detected by the sensor from a neutral state, in which gyroscopic forces generated by rotation of the first pair of masses are cancelled out, to a destabilized state, in which the gyroscopic forces generated by rotation of the first pair of masses are not cancelled out; and a power source supplying electrical power to the first gyroscope module, the sensor and the controller.
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