Wearable system for interaction with remote environments through gestural information and tactile sensations (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

摘要

Wearable system for interaction of a human user (3) with one or more machines or people located in remote environments characterized because it comprises the following elements: To. A haptic suit (4) for the capture of gestural information and the body movement of a human user (3) which in turn comprises: I. A plurality of inertial measurement units (25) that calculate the spatial orientation of the body segments of the human user (3) with respect to a global reference system, Ii. One or more vibrators (30) or vibrator arrays (79) that provide tactile sensations to the user (3). B. One to two haptic data gloves (5) for capturing the movement of the hands of the human user (3) which in turn comprises: I. An inertial measurement unit (25) that measures the spatial orientation of the dorsal region of the hand relative to the forearm compared to a local reference system, Ii. Articulated resistive goniometers (54, 55 and 56) that measure the position of each finger from the movement of the phalanges, Iii. One or more force sensors (62) that detect the contact of the fingertips with surfaces or objects, Iv. One or more vibrators (76), located in the distal phalanges of the hand that provide tactile sensations to the human user (3). C. A computer (6) that includes: I. Means of reception of signals emitted by the haptic suit (4) and by the haptic gloves (5), Ii. Means for controlling the vibrators of the suit (30) and (79) and of the vibrators of the gloves (76) that provide the user with haptic information that comes from the remote system (2), Iii. Processing means for locating the segments and hands of the user's body with respect to a global reference system and means for comparing and deciphering by means of a biomechanical model the movements of the user (3) with those existing in a database (15) ) of signs and gestures, Iv. Display means (7) that provide the user with visual information that comes from the remote system (2), V. Communication means (8) that exchange information by electrical signals with one or more remote systems (2). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)