Thanks to technological innovations, we see in the movie Star Trek scenes and electronic equipment may become a reality, perhaps only a matter of time, perhaps we will soon see "deck" appears.
Ultrahaptics is a United Kingdom company they use ultrasound technology was developed to support holographic imaging method for haptic feedback. The system was originally developed in the research laboratory at the University of Bristol, using ultrasonic pulse feedback or different modulation frequencies, can provide users with a variety of tactile feedback, and tactile feeling all kinds of shapes. Under pressure, touch change can produce a virtual shape, make people feel influenced by a "radiation pressure".
In order for you to better understand this concept, you can refer to fictional air in the movie minority report interface, of course, it is also somewhat similar to Leap systems developed by Motion, allowing users to computers by doing the gestures in the air. Now, air interface remains, Ultrahaptics system is based on the join the environmental perception and virtual force feedback.
"In the past four years, we have worked very hard in this area," said Tom Carter, he was CTO of Ultrahaptics company, is also one of the members of the development team of the technology, "our goal is not to launch its own products, rather than embedding the technology into a variety of products, such as watches, household appliances, and automobiles. In order to achieve this goal, we need an original equipment manufacturer (OEM). "
Before creating a Ultrahaptics company, Carter in the United Kingdom received a PhD in computer science from the University of Bristol. Breakthroughs in technology, Carter needs to further optimize the algorithm in order to better control. "Before we may together in a point on the ultrasound, but that doing so would lead to instability. "
Ultrahaptics solution, is to use a better algorithm, it can control the volume of the acoustic radiation force regional distribution. But Carter said, simple interface control is just a beginning. 3-4 years in the future, he hopes to use a three-dimensional tactile lab experience into real-world products, but most were excited by Cater, is the application of Ultrahaptics in the field of virtual reality.
"Our technology is well suited for virtual reality," Carter said, "like the Oculus Rift, after you wear it you can see, you can listen to, but not touching. Our ultimate goal is that users wear a virtual reality helmet you can feel and touch the virtual world. "
Although the technology is currently available only in a lab environment to run, but perhaps it won't be long before it's commercially. "Lift a example, the technology can used to control only a press of simple equipment, like alarm clock," Carter said, "alarm clock a ring, you without up to shut alarm clock, just waving about himself of hand, on can in a special virtual reality regional in feel to it, then you can by about, or sliding about arm, on can put alarm clock off, himself again playing while NAP. We hope after a year of effort, such commercial product on the shelves as soon as possible. " Starbucks iPhone 6 Case
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