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Ultrasound Haptic Technology Could Revolutionise Man-Machine Interaction
- visarga 10y agoUltrasound haptic porn site in 3..2..1..
- iokevins 10y agoSummary: "...[T]he technology uses a complex suite of algorithms and an array of ultrasound emitters to produce the sensation of touch. Critically, unlike other haptic control systems, the technology enables users to receive tactile feedback without needing to wear or touch anything physical, and has recently been awarded a patent for the innovation."
- ChuckMcM 10y agoSurprised about the patent, ultrasound had a bazillion patents in the 90s. That said, in cars the impact on dogs was always a problem. Even if the base frequency didn't bother them, harmonic resonances in the passenger compartment would
- apaprocki 10y agoI always wondered whether ultrasound devices were not explored due to production/cost issues or for some other reason. Years ago (pre-iPhone) I wanted to do passive user recognition on a touchscreen music product because some Polish researchers showed it was possible to image fingerprints well enough for recognition with ultrasound sensors placed around the bezel. Why carry RFID or depend on BT or something external when you can do it internally without any configuration? Maybe someone knows more about actual manufacturing of ultrasound tech...
- moreati 10y agoQualcomm offer an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor/chip called Sense ID https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/security/sense-id https://www.qualcomm.com/products/snapdragon/security/sense-.... There are rumours the Mi 5s will use it http://www.gsmarena.com/leak_confirms_qualcomms_ultrasonic_fingerprint_sensor_for_xiaomi_mi_5s-news-20522.php http://www.gsmarena.com/leak_confirms_qualcomms_ultrasonic_f...
- dbcurtis 10y agoI would guess that it requires a phased array of transducers, and that the signal processing requirements are hugely compute intensive. Until recently, that would have been a non-starter because of cost.
- melling 10y agoPeople are also working with sonar for tracking: http://fingerio.cs.washington.edu http://fingerio.cs.washington.edu
- inglondon 10y agoApart from the usecases mentioned in the article, this could have interesting applications in sterile environments such as operating theatres and clean-rooms. Another fairly obvious application is virtual and augmented reality. For more traditional computer set-ups I see it falling more into the Leap Motion camp where it might not add a lot of value.
- throwaway2016a 10y agoThe article this one links to has more information and a surprisingly in-depth video https://www.theengineer.co.uk/issues/october-2013-online/researchers-create-screen-you-can-feel-without-touching-it/ https://www.theengineer.co.uk/issues/october-2013-online/res...
- Animats 10y agoWhatever happened to Google's "Project Soli", which did this with millimeter radar? Dev kits are supposed to be available in Fall 2016, so this should be out Real Soon Now. [1] https://atap.google.com/soli/ https://atap.google.com/soli/
- afy 10y agoAs I read it, that technology doesn't provide haptic feedback, it just tracks gestures.
- nmstoker 10y agoAgreed. But in combination with this, you could have the best of both worlds - I suspect Soli would read a much finer level of detail than anything ultra sound would, but this should give the haptic feedback that Soli lacked.