HAPTIC FLOOR SYSTEM WITH QUAKE PLATE ASSEMBLIES PRODUCING LARGE VIBRATION EFFECTS

A haptic floor system is provided that produces large vibration-based effects through the use of one-to-many panel or plate assemblies that can each be selectively operated by a controller in a programmed manner or in response to sensor outputs. Each of these panel or plate assemblies may be labeled...

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Main Authors SMOOT, LANNY S, CHRISTENSEN, DAVID LOYAL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 06.02.2020
Subjects
AMUSEMENTS
BUILDING
CEILINGS
CHUTES
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FLOORS
GAMES
GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
MERRY-GO-ROUNDS
ROCKING-HORSES
ROOFS
SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
SPORTS
SWINGS
SWITCHBACKS
WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS
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Summary:A haptic floor system is provided that produces large vibration-based effects through the use of one-to-many panel or plate assemblies that can each be selectively operated by a controller in a programmed manner or in response to sensor outputs. Each of these panel or plate assemblies may be labeled a "quake plate assembly" as the special effect delivered by the haptic floor system can provide a person supported by one of the quake plate assemblies with ground trembling and vibrations similar to that felt in an earthquake or when a super strong fictional character strikes the floor nearby or a large animal or robot walks or runs by the person. Each quake plate assembly may include a thin plate or panel with an upper contact surface for supporting people or objects and an opposite lower surface, and one-to-many actuators may be provided on the lower surface of the thin plate.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201916597956