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HAPTIC INTERFACE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-03-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
- Collaboration with WIPO
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- haptic interface
1, record 1, English, haptic%20interface
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a haptic interface is a device comprising sensors and actuators for sensing movement or force applied by a user and returning the appropriate force or movement in response. 1, record 1, English, - haptic%20interface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
haptic interface : data validated by Canadian subject-field experts from École Polytechnique de Montréal, MasterpieceVR and McGill University. 2, record 1, English, - haptic%20interface
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
- Collaboration avec l'OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interface haptique
1, record 1, French, interface%20haptique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une interface haptique est un dispositif permettant de restituer à une personne une sensation tactile ou une sensation kinesthésique issue d'un élément distant, [c’est-à-dire] physiquement séparé de la personne (l'élément, réel ou virtuel, n'est plus directement en contact avec la personne). 1, record 1, French, - interface%20haptique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
- Colaboración con la OMPI
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- interfaz háptica
1, record 1, Spanish, interfaz%20h%C3%A1ptica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] una interfaz háptica […] es aquel dispositivo que se encarga de reproducir en el usuario lo captado por la sensación de contacto y manipulación de un objeto que se encuentra dentro de un ambiente virtual o en un entorno remoto, simulando las características esenciales al tacto y sujeción de un objeto real, tales como temperatura, textura, peso, contorno, entre otros […] 2, record 1, Spanish, - interfaz%20h%C3%A1ptica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Devices
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- active haptic interface
1, record 2, English, active%20haptic%20interface
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Active haptic interfaces, such as desktop robots and exoskeletal gloves with force feedback, ... have both sensors and actuators. 2, record 2, English, - active%20haptic%20interface
Record 2, Key term(s)
- active haptical interface
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs électroniques
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- interface haptique active
1, record 2, French, interface%20haptique%20active
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[De nombreuses] interfaces haptiques actives [comportent des] bras mécaniques contrôlés par des servo-moteurs [...] qui permettent d'ajuster les forces retournées à l'utilisateur. 2, record 2, French, - interface%20haptique%20active
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-02-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Devices
- Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- passive haptic interface
1, record 3, English, passive%20haptic%20interface
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... passive haptic interfaces are devices that incorporate energetically passive actuators [that are used] to remove, store or redirect kinetic energy within the system ... 2, record 3, English, - passive%20haptic%20interface
Record 3, Key term(s)
- passive haptical interface
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs électroniques
- Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- interface haptique passive
1, record 3, French, interface%20haptique%20passive
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On parle [...] d'interface haptique passive [...] lorsqu'il n'y a aucun retour d'effort dynamique calculé par l'ordinateur. 2, record 3, French, - interface%20haptique%20passive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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