1. A method of automatic generation of force feedback data for a haptic device, wherein the method comprises:
determining a three dimensional acceleration component corresponding to the movement to be simulated;
determining a three dimensional velocity component corresponding to the movement to be simulated;
determining control signals for controlling three force feedback devices, wherein each of the three force feedback devices provides three dimensional force effects to a fixation point associated with each of the three force feedback devices, the three force feedback devices being arranged at defined positions with regard to each other, and the three fixation points define a geometric plane.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the control signals for controlling the three force feedback devices comprises determining three dimensional displacement of each fixation point depending on the three dimensional acceleration component and the three dimensional angular velocity.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the determining of the three dimensional displacement of each fixation point comprises:
applying a scaling factor to scale the three dimensional displacements to be determined such that the workspace of the force feedback devices is utilized.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the three dimensional displacements of the three fixation points ) are determined under the assumption that the fixation points are located in the left armrest, the right armrest and the headrest of a chair, respectively.
5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining of the three dimensional displacement of each fixation point is based on a skeleton model.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the movement to be simulated being based on at least part of a movie or gaming content.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the movement to be simulated is controlled back according to said at least part of a movie or gaming content.
8. A device configured for rendering haptic interactions, wherein the device comprises at least three force feedback devices, wherein each of the three force feedback devices provides three dimensional force effects to a fixation point and the three force feedback devices are arranged at defined positions with regard to each other, and the three fixation points define a geometric plane.
9. The device according to claim 8, wherein the device is integrated into a chair and one of the force feedback devices is integrated into the left armrest, the right armrest and the headrest, respectively.
10. The device according to claim 9, wherein at least one further force feedback device is integrated into at least one legrest.
11. The device according to claim 9, further comprising a control unit that generates control signals to control the at least three force feedback devices dependent on each other in a way that the movements of the fixation points of the at least three force feedback devices provide six degrees of freedom movement to an object fixed between the three fixation points.
12. Control unit configured for controlling a haptic device, wherein the control unit comprises at least a processor configured for:
determining a three dimensional acceleration component corresponding to a movement to be simulated;
determining a three dimensional velocity component corresponding to the movement to be simulated;
generating control signals for controlling at least three force feedback devices, wherein each of the at least three force feedback devices provides three dimensional force effects to a fixation point associated with each of the three force feedback devices, the at least three force feedback devices being arranged at defined positions with regard to each other.
13. Computer program product comprising instructions of program code for executing steps of the method according to claim 1, when said program is executed on a computer.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A single-sided adhesive tape comprising:
a film; and
a pattern on said film comprising adhesive and non-adhesive sections, wherein the pattern is repeated more than two times across said film with a predetermined spacing therebetween.
2. A double-sided adhesive tape comprising:
a film having two opposing sides; and
on each side, a pattern comprising adhesive and non-adhesive sections, wherein the pattern is repeated more than two times with a predetermined spacing therebetween.
3. A tape according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the adhesive sections of the adhesive tape are narrower than the non-adhesive sections.
4. A tape according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the adhesive sections and non-adhesive sections are formed in a stripe, checkerboard, wave or dot pattern.
5. A tape according to claim 4, wherein said film comprises a material selected from the group consisting of paper, cloth, synthetic plastics, gold foil, silver foil, and clear, opaque and transparent sheets.
6. A tape according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said film comprises a note pad.
7. A tape according to claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising a dispenser containing said tape, said dispenser having an arrangement on an inside cover and at a tape outlet of said dispenser which permits the adhesive tape to be moved within and discharged from said dispenser without substantially adhering to said dispenser.