Immersion Corporation
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOCALIZED PRESSURE SENSING AND HAPTIC EFFECTS FOR A TOUCH SURFACE

Abstract:

One illustrative system disclosed herein includes a computing device with a macro fiber composite (MFC) element coupled to a touch surface of the computing device. The MFC element is attached to the touch surface at a particular location and detects a pressure associated with a contact on the touch surface at the location of the MFC element and transmits a signal indicating the pressure to a processor. The processor determines a haptic effect based on the pressure and transmits a haptic signal associated with the haptic effect to the MFC, which outputs the haptic effect to the location of the touch surface based on the haptic signal.