Haptic reconfigurable dashboard system
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1. A haptic reconfigurable dashboard system for controlling and monitoring one or more subsystems in a vehicle, said reconfigurable dashboard system comprising:
- (a) a computer for controlling said haptic reconfigurable dashboard system;
(b) a virtual device panel for displaying a virtual control device or indicator, said virtual control device or indicator corresponding to one of said subsystems to be controlled or monitored;
(c) a haptic device for manipulating said virtual control device or indicator displayed on the virtual device panel; and
(d) a haptic feedback mechanism for providing a force effect to said haptic device when it manipulates said virtual control device or indicator;
whereby, in response to virtual controls carried out in said dashboard system, said subsystems can be controlled or monitored through an interface between said dashboard system and said subsystems, and whereby a user can feel a sense of touching or force through said haptic device while controlling or monitoring the subsystems of the vehicle.
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Abstract
A haptic reconfigurable dashboard system for controlling and monitoring vehicle subsystems is disclosed. The haptic dashboard system comprises (a) a computer for controlling the haptic reconfigurable dashboard system, (b) a virtual device panel for displaying a virtual control device or indicator, the virtual control device or indicator corresponding to one of the subsystems to be controlled or monitored, (c) a haptic device for manipulating the virtual control device or indicator displayed on the virtual device panel, and (d) a haptic feedback mechanism for providing a force effect to the haptic device when it manipulates the virtual control device or indicator. According to virtual controls being carried out in the dashboard system, the subsystems can be controlled or monitored through an interface between the dashboard system and the subsystems, and a user can feel a sense of touching or force through the haptic device while controlling or monitoring the vehicle subsystems.
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41 Claims
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1. A haptic reconfigurable dashboard system for controlling and monitoring one or more subsystems in a vehicle, said reconfigurable dashboard system comprising:
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(a) a computer for controlling said haptic reconfigurable dashboard system; (b) a virtual device panel for displaying a virtual control device or indicator, said virtual control device or indicator corresponding to one of said subsystems to be controlled or monitored; (c) a haptic device for manipulating said virtual control device or indicator displayed on the virtual device panel; and (d) a haptic feedback mechanism for providing a force effect to said haptic device when it manipulates said virtual control device or indicator;
whereby, in response to virtual controls carried out in said dashboard system, said subsystems can be controlled or monitored through an interface between said dashboard system and said subsystems, and whereby a user can feel a sense of touching or force through said haptic device while controlling or monitoring the subsystems of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A haptic vehicle control system for controlling one or more automobile hardware devices in a vehicle, said vehicle control system comprising:
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(a) a computer for supervising said haptic vehicle control system; (b) a haptic reconfigurable dashboard system including; (i) a virtual device panel for displaying a virtual control device or indicator, said virtual control device or indicator corresponding to one of automobile hardware devices to be controlled or monitored; (ii) a haptic device for manipulating said virtual control device or indicator displayed on the virtual device panel; and (iii) a haptic feedback mechanism for providing a force effect to said haptic device when it manipulates said virtual control device or indicator; (c) a real-time interface between said dashboard system and said automobile hardware devices, whereby said automobile hardware devices being controlled or monitored through said real-time interface in response to virtual controls carried out in said dashboard system, and whereby a user can feel a sense of touching or force through said haptic device while controlling or monitoring the automobile hardware device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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