Patent ID: 7061467
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: A63F,B25J,G01B,G05B,G05G,G06F,H01H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: an object configured to be moved in at least one degree of freedom; a sensor configured to detect a position of said object in the at least one degree of freedom and configured to output a sensor signal, the sensor signal being associated with the position of said object in the at least one degree of freedom; a microprocessor coupled to said sensor, said microprocessor configured to send input data to a host computer, the input data being associated with the sensor signal and being usable by a host application program, the microprocessor further configured to select a low-level-force signal associated with a high-level-force command received from the host computer, the low-level-force signal including a force magnitude value; and an actuator coupled to the microprocessor and configured to output haptic feedback based on the selected low-level-force signal.