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Haptic directional feedback handles for location devices

  • US 9,082,269 B2
  • Filed: 08/08/2012
  • Issued: 07/14/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing tactile feedback in a buried object locator, the system comprising:

  • two or more feedback components disposed in or coupled to a handle of the buried object locator and configured to provide the tactile feedback based on position information relating to determined position information of a buried physical object based on magnetic field signals received at the buried object locator that are emitted from the buried physical object;

    wherein the tactile feedback includes providing a first tactile feedback output from a first tactile feedback component while providing no tactile feedback output from a second tactile feedback component to indicate a direction towards a location of the buried object.

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