Inventors:
Katherine J. Kuchenbecker - Philadelphia PA, US
Joseph Romano - Philadelphia PA, US
William McMahan - Philadelphia PA, US
Nils Landin - Stockholm, SE
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
G09G 5/00, G06F 17/50
Abstract:
Systems and methods for capturing and recreating the feel of a surface are disclosed. A method for capturing a feel of a surface comprises contacting the surface with a handheld tool, recording data measured by the tool, and generating a texture model of the surface based on the recorded data. A method for recreating a feel of a surface comprises contacting a virtual surface with a handheld tool, determining an estimated contact force based on the data measured by the tool, generating a vibration waveform from a texture model based on the data measured by the tool; and actuating at least one actuator of the tool according to the vibration waveform. A system for capturing and recreating a feel of a surface comprises a handheld tool, a storage device, and a processor.