Haptic directional feedback handles for location devices

摘要

Locating devices and systems providing haptic tactile feedback are disclosed. In one embodiment, a locator includes a haptic handle configured to provide directional signals through an operator's sense of touch to aid in locating and tracing a buried conductor or other object such as a pipe or cable.

主权项

1. A system for providing tactile feedback in a buried object locator, the system comprising:
two or more feedback components disposed in or coupled to a handle of the buried object locator and configured to provide the tactile feedback based on position information relating to determined position information of a buried physical object based on magnetic field signals received at the buried object locator that are emitted from the buried physical object; wherein the tactile feedback includes providing a first tactile feedback output from a first tactile feedback component while providing no tactile feedback output from a second tactile feedback component to indicate a direction towards a location of the buried object.