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A man-machine interface is disclosed for translating discrete hand positions into electrical signals representing alpha-numeric characters. The interface comprises a glove having sensors positioned with respect to the hand for detecting the flex of finger joints and sensors for detecting the contact

A man-machine interface is disclosed for translating discrete hand positions into electrical signals representing alpha-numeric characters. The interface comprises a glove having sensors positioned with respect to the hand for detecting the flex of finger joints and sensors for detecting the contact between various portions of the hand. Additional sensors detect the movement of the hand with respect to a gravitational vector and a horizontal plane of reference. Further additional sensors detect the twisting and flexing of the wrist. The additional sensors are associated with prescribed mode signals which determine whether subsequently formed or priorly formed character specifying hand positions are to be entered for transmission. The alpha-numeric characters associated with the formed character specifying hand positions are transmitted only when the appropriate mode signal results. The forming and moving of the hand actuates various combinations of sensors so that electrical signals representing the specified characters are generated and transmitted.

대표청구항 ▼

A man-machine interface for translating discrete character specifying positions of a hand into electrical signals representing said characters comprising: flex sensors positioned with respect to said hand for detecting the flexing of associated digit joints, contact sensors positioned with respect t

A man-machine interface for translating discrete character specifying positions of a hand into electrical signals representing said characters comprising: flex sensors positioned with respect to said hand for detecting the flexing of associated digit joints, contact sensors positioned with respect to the digits of said hand and adapted so that a selected pair of contact sensors contact each other as said hand assumes different character specifying positions, additional sensors positioned with respect to the digits and metacarpus of said hand for detecting hand movements, means including said flex sensors and said contact sensors and said additional sensors responsive as said hand assumes different character specifying positions for generating electrical signals representing each of said specified characters, and means responsive to said electrical signals from said sensors as said hand assumes said different character specifying positions for applying output signals identifying each of said specified characters to a utilization device.