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INERTIAL HAPTIC ACTUATORS HAVING A CANTILEVERED BEAM AND A SMART MATERIAL

  • US 20180374321A1
  • Filed: 06/25/2018
  • Published: 12/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A haptic actuator comprising:

  • a base; and

    a haptic transducer at least partially suspended by the base, the haptic transducer having a substrate and a smart material component supported by the substrate;

    the smart material component having smart material, the smart material being encapsulated; and

    the haptic transducer having resonance in response to an electrical signal having a determined frequency, the resonance causing the haptic transducer to vibrate and deliver a haptic effect.

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