EP1528458A3

Force-feedback input device

Abstract

A force-feedback input device includes an operating unit manipulated by an operator, a detecting unit for detecting the operational state of the operating unit, a force-feedback unit for providing a force feedback to the operating unit, and a controlling unit for controlling the operation of the force-feedback unit to provide a predetermined force feedback according to the operational state of the operating unit to the operating unit. The controlling unit includes an operational-state-calculating subunit, a returning-force-calculating subunit, a damping-force-calculating subunit, and a resultant-force-calculating subunit. The damping-force-calculating subunit calculates the damping coefficient by multiplying a returning force calculated in the returning-force-calculating subunit by the required proportionality coefficient and then calculates a damping force by multiplying the obtained damping coefficient by an operation speed of the operating unit.

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US2003193475A1	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-3
US6028593A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	1-3

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CN1609745A	China	A	2005-04-27
US2005090980A1	United States of America	A1	2005-04-28
EP1528458A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2005-05-04
JP2005128780A	Japan	A	2005-05-19
US6937929B2	United States of America	B2	2005-08-30
EP1528458A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2006-08-02
CN100390693C	China	C	2008-05-28
JP4446712B2	Japan	B2	2010-04-07
EP1528458B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2017-07-12

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Force-feedback input device

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