Patent ID: 7283120
Filing Date: 2007-10-16
Classification: A63F,G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a manipulandum; a sensor configured to sense movement of the manipulandum between a first position and a second position of a detent, wherein the sensor is configured to output a positional signal when the manipulandum is sensed moving from the first position to the second position; and an actuator configured to output a first haptic feedback force to the manipulandum in response to the positional signal indicating the manipulandum moving between the first position and the second position, wherein the first haptic feedback force corresponds to a position based force signal, the actuator configured to output a second haptic feedback force to the manipulandum only once in response to the positional signal indicating the manipulandum at a threshold position between the first and second positions, the second haptic feedback force including the position based force signal and a predetermined time-based force signal.