SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE UTILIZING NEAR-FIELD QUASI-STATE ELECTRICAL FIELD SENSING TECHNOLOGY

摘要

The system and method for non-contact and/or touch-sensitive human machine interface, for use in numerous capacities wherein a lack of physical contact, with control apparatuses or devices is desirable. Electrical near field three-dimensional tracking and gesture control systems are utilized to interpret the location and movement of an operator, or to provide navigation, mapping, avoidance, localization, and the like for robotics applications.

主权项

1. A human machine interface system comprising:
a plurality of sensing electrodes configured to transmit a set of electrical signals from the system to the operator and receive a set of electrical signals based on input from an operator of the system; at least one sensing integrated circuit; and a microcontroller unit; wherein the at least one sensing integrated circuit and the microcontroller unit are in electronic and data communication and wherein the microcontroller unit is configured to receive a set of three dimensional position data, raw/calibrated signal intensity data, a set of gesture data, or any combination thereof from the at least one sensing integrated circuit, wherein the microcontroller unit controls the at least one sensing integrated circuit and interprets information about an intended interaction of the operator with a device.