Drawing apparatus
First Claim
1. A drawing apparatus comprising:
- operating device designed to be movable within predetermined space;
detection device which detects a moving position of said operating device within said space;
display device which displays an image according to a locus of said operating device based on a detection output of said detection device;
driving device comprising three motors that generate rotational torques corresponding respectively to reaction forces in three axial directions for imparting said reaction forces to said operating device in motion; and
noise generation device, wherein as said operating device is moved along an imaginary surface in said space, said image according to said locus of said operating device is displayed, said detection device detects a moving speed and/or acceleration corresponding to each position of said operating device in said space, and said driving device imparts the reaction forces according to a detection result from said detection device and a noise signal generated by said noise generation device, to said operating device.
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Abstract
A drawing apparatus which allows a user to select various writing sensations without experiencing an unnatural operational feeling. This drawing apparatus comprises operating device designed to be movable within predetermined space; detection device which detects a moving position of the operating device within the space; display device which displays an image according to a locus of the operating device based on a detection output of the detection device; and driving device which imparts a reaction force to the operating device in motion. As the operating device is moved along an imaginary surface in the space, the image according to the locus of the operating device is displayed, the detection device detects a moving speed and/or velocity or an output of a pressure sensor corresponding to each position of the operating device in the space, and the driving device imparts the reaction force according to a detection result from the detection device to the operating device.
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14 Claims
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1. A drawing apparatus comprising:
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operating device designed to be movable within predetermined space;
detection device which detects a moving position of said operating device within said space;
display device which displays an image according to a locus of said operating device based on a detection output of said detection device;
driving device comprising three motors that generate rotational torques corresponding respectively to reaction forces in three axial directions for imparting said reaction forces to said operating device in motion; and
noise generation device, wherein as said operating device is moved along an imaginary surface in said space, said image according to said locus of said operating device is displayed, said detection device detects a moving speed and/or acceleration corresponding to each position of said operating device in said space, and said driving device imparts the reaction forces according to a detection result from said detection device and a noise signal generated by said noise generation device, to said operating device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
wherein as said operating device is moved along said imaginary surface set by said setting device, said detection device detects said moving speed and/or acceleration corresponding to each position of said operating device in said space, and said driving device imparts the reaction forces according to said detection result from said detection device to said operating device.
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3. The drawing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said imaginary surface set by said setting device consists of an arbitrary surface including a plane.
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5. The drawing apparatus of claim 1, wherein said detection device can detect an output of a pressure sensor corresponding to each position of said operating device in said space.
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6. The drawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said noise generation device is adapted to control the frequency characteristics of a power-spectrum density of said noise signal.
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7. The drawing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said noise generation device is adapted to control a switch to turn said noise signal on or off.
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8. The drawing apparatus according to claim 1, said noise generation device comprising:
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a white noise generator for producing a white noise signal; and
a digital signal processor for adjusting said white noise signal, said adjusted white noise signal being used to impart roughness to the imaginary surface.
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9. The drawing apparatus according to claim 8, said noise generation device further comprising a switch for turning said adjusted white noise signal on or off.
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10. The drawing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said switch turns off the adjusted white noise signal when the operating device is detected to be outside the imaginary surface.
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4. A drawing apparatus comprising:
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operating device designed to be movable within predetermined space;
detection device which detects a moving position of said operating device within said space;
display device which displays an image according to a locus of said operating device based on a detection output of said detection device;
driving device which imparts a reaction force to said operating device in motion; and
noise generation device;
wherein as said operating device is moved along an imaginary surface in said space, said image according to said locus of said operating device is displayed, said detection device detects a moving speed and/or acceleration corresponding to each position of an operating device in a space, and said driving device imparts the reaction forces according to a detection result from said detection device and a noise signal generated by said noise generation device, to said operating device.
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11. A drawing apparatus comprising:
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operating device designed to be movable within predetermined space;
detection device which detects a moving position of said operating device within said space;
display device which displays an image according to a locus of said operating device based on a detection output of said detection device;
driving device comprising three motors that generate rotational torques corresponding respectively to reaction forces in three axial directions for imparting said reaction forces to said operating device in motion; and
white noise generation device comprising a white noise generator for producing white noise and a digital signal processor for adjusting the white noise;
wherein as said operating device is. moved along an imaginary surface in said space, said image according to said locus of said operating device is displayed, said detection device detects a moving speed and/or acceleration corresponding to each position of said operating device in said space, said driving device imparts the reaction forces according to a detection result from said detection device and the adjusted white noise signal generated by said white noise generation device, to said operating device; and
said adjusted white noise signal is used to impart roughness to the imaginary surface.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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