Digital clay apparatus and method

The present invention is generally related to haptic interface devices and, more particularly, is related to a system and method for controlling the shape of and/or for receiving information pertaining to a surface and/or a volume of a digital clay device. A system and method for controlling the sur...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Allen, Mark, Book, Wayne J, Ebert-Uphoff, Imme, Glezer, Ari, Rosen, David W, Rossignac, Jaroslaw R
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Online-Zugang:Volltext bestellen
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:The present invention is generally related to haptic interface devices and, more particularly, is related to a system and method for controlling the shape of and/or for receiving information pertaining to a surface and/or a volume of a digital clay device. A system and method for controlling the surface and/or volume of a digital clay device is provided. One embodiment, among others, is a method comprising the following steps: determining a desired position of a skeleton structure portion residing in the digital clay device, determining a volumetric change of fluid residing in a bladder, the determined volumetric change corresponding to the determined desired position of the skeleton structure portion, opening a micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) valve so that the fluid flows through the MEMS valve thereby causing the determined volumetric change of the fluid, and adjusting a position of the skeleton structure portion corresponding to the desired position of the skeleton structure portion, the position adjustment caused by a force generated by the bladder on the skeleton structure portion when the volume of the bladder changes in response to the determined volumetric change.