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- the present invention generally relates to an electromagnetic actuator for providing haptic feedback in a computing device, and more particularly to an electromagnetic actuator generating linear motion parallel to an input surface.
- Haptics is a tactile feedback technology which pertains to the sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations or motions to a user. This mechanical stimulation may be used to provide tactile feedback in response to an input command or system state.
- Haptic devices may incorporate actuators that apply forces or motion to the skin for providing touch feedback.
- One example of a haptic actuator provides mechanical motion in response to an electrical stimulus.
- Most haptic feedback mechanisms use mechanical technologies such as vibratory motors, like a vibrating alert in a cell phone, in which a central mass is moved to create vibrations at a resonant frequency. The kinetic energy of these vibrations may be sensed by a user. These motors provide strong feedback, but produce a limited range of sensations.
- Embodiments described herein may provide a flat actuator which generates relatively large travel distance and high magnetic force.
- the disclosure provides methods for fabricating the actuator from a flat laminated metal sheet. Such fabrication methods may be cost effective and may provide the dimensional precision as needed.
- a haptic electromagnetic actuator for trackpad includes an array of electromagnets with alternating South and North poles on a first end, each magnet comprising a metal core and an electrical wire around the metal core.
- the array of magnets is coupled to a base plate on a second end opposite to the first end.
- the actuator also includes an attraction plate at a distance from the first end of the array of the magnets such that the attraction plate moves toward the magnets when an electrical current flows through the electrical wire around the metal core and moves away from the magnets when the current becomes zero.
- the array of magnets is configured to form a uniform gap from the attraction plate.
- a track pad in another embodiment, is provided to include a haptic electromagnetic actuator.
- the track pad includes a housing, and a track plate coupled to the housing by bending beams.
- the track pad also includes an actuator having a baseplate coupled to the housing on a first end.
- the baseplate supports an array of electromagnets with alternating South and North poles on a second end opposite to the first end.
- the actuator has an attraction plate coupled to the track plate.
- a method for fabricating an actuator.
- the method includes providing a laminated sheet metal and stamping the sheet metal to an array of metal cores with a support base.
- the method also includes annealing the sheet metal.
- the method further includes placing electrical wires around the metal cores, and soldering two ends of each wire to the support base.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a computer system in an embodiment.
- FIG. 2A illustrates a bottom view of a trackpad with an electromagnetic actuator in an embodiment.
- FIG. 2B illustrates a bottom view of a trackpad with an electromagnetic actuator in another embodiment.
- FIG. 3A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in an embodiment.
- FIG. 3B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator of FIG. 3A .
- FIG. 4A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in another embodiment.
- FIG. 4B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator of FIG. 4A .
- FIG. 4C is a perspective view of the actuator of FIGS. 4A and 4B .
- FIG. 5A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in an alternative embodiment.
- FIG. 5B illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator of FIG. 5A .
- FIG. 6A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in a further embodiment.
- FIG. 6B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator of FIG. 6A .
- FIG. 7 illustrates simulated magnetic flux field for actuator of FIGS. 3A and 3B in an embodiment.
- FIG. 8 illustrates simulated magnetic flux field for actuator of FIGS. 4A and 4B in an embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating steps for fabricating the actuator in an embodiment.
- FIG. 10 illustrates a comparison of displacement versus gap for annealed and non-annealed actuators in an embodiment.
- embodiments described herein may take the form of an actuator for providing a haptic output to a surface.
- the actuator may provide the haptic output in response to an input signal or an output signal, or as part of an output signal.
- the actuator may vary its output in order to shape and control the haptic response and thus the sensation experienced by a user.
- the actuator may be electromagnetically controlled.
- Embodiments described herein may be incorporated into a variety of electronic or electrical devices, such as a track pad, mouse, or other input (or output) device. Embodiments may likewise be incorporated into a variety of different electronic devices, including smart phones, tablet computing devices, portable computing devices, feedback or outputs for appliances, automobiles, and the like, touchscreens, and so on.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a computer system in accordance with a sample embodiment.
- the computer system 100 includes a processing unit 118 , a micro controller 102 , and a trackpad 114 .
- the computer system includes a processing unit 118 and a microcontroller 102 ; however, in many embodiments, the functions of the microcontroller 102 as described herein may be implemented by the processing unit 118 and the microcontroller may be omitted. Accordingly, the term microcontroller 102 is meant to encompass a separate processing element from the processing unit or functionality performed by the processing unit 118 itself.
- the track pad 114 includes a trackpad plate 104 , at least one position sensor 106 , at least one touch sensor 116 , and at least one force sensor 110 , as well as an actuator 108 .
- Each of the touch sensor(s) 116 , the position sensor(s) 106 , the force sensor(s) 110 and the actuator 108 are coupled to the trackpad 104 and the micro controller 102 and/or processing unit 118 .
- the computer system 100 typically further includes a display and one or more additional user interfaces (not shown).
- the position sensor(s) 106 may be an accelerometer, motion sensor or the like.
- a user may move his or her finger on the trackpad plate 104 to, and/or touch the trackpad plate at, a desired location.
- the touch sensor(s) 116 and the force sensor(s) 110 detect the location and force of the touch on the trackpad plate 104 respectively and send corresponding signals to the micro controller 102 .
- the micro controller 102 communicates with processing unit 118 inside the computer system 100 ; the processing unit 118 may generally instruct the micro controller with respect to certain operations.
- the processing unit 118 may employ these signals to determine if the location of the touch correlates with a specific application or a user interface (UI) element. If the location is within the range for the specific application or UI element, the processing unit further determines if the force signal is above a threshold. If so, the processor may validate the force signal as a selection of the application of UI element. In other words, the force signal is not a false signal.
- the micro controller 102 then activates the actuator 108 , which moves the surface of the trackpad beneath the user's finger (as described in more detail below). The user may sense this motion, thereby experiencing haptic feedback in response to the application or UI element selection.
- the position sensor 106 detects how much the trackpad plate 104 moves relative to the actuator after an actuation event, or vice versa.
- the track pad 114 may detect a user input, such as a user touch or a user force. In this example, substantially any type of user input detected may be used to provide feedback to the user. Based on the user input the track pad 114 may be activated by the processing unit 118 to move or vibrate to provide haptic feedback to a user. In some instances, the user input may be correlated to a specific application or UI element, in which case the location of the user input may be analyzed to determine if feedback is desired. In other instances, the mere reception of a user input may be sufficient to initiate haptic feedback.
- haptic feedback may be provided in response not only to a user input, an example of which is provided above, but also in response to system operation, software status, a lack of user input, passage of user input over UI elements(s) (e.g., dragging a cursor over a window, icon, or the like), and/or any other operating condition of the computer system 100 .
- FIG. 2A illustrates a bottom view of the trackpad plate 104 coupled to bending beams and the actuator 108 in accordance with an example embodiment.
- the trackpad plate 104 is supported by four bending beams 204 A-D and coupled through gels 202 A-D.
- the gels 202 A-D allows relative movements or lateral motion of the trackpad plate 104 with respect the bending beams 204 A-D that are attached a housing 206 .
- An attraction plate 208 is attached to the trackpad plate 104 near an edge 220 of the trackpad plate 104 and has a rectangular or a square shape in this embodiment. More specifically, in this embodiment, the attraction plate 208 is substantially parallel to the edge 220 of the trackpad.
- the actuator 108 may be attached to the housing 206 , and may be located outside of, and approximately adjacent to, an edge 220 of the trackpad plate 104 . In other embodiments, the actuator 108 may be attached to a bending beam plate rather than the housing. Note that edge 220 is shown in dash lines in this embodiment.
- the attraction plate 208 can slightly extend from the edge 220 of the trackpad plate 104 . Positioning of the attraction plate 208 and the actuator 108 may affect the overall operation of the embodiment.
- the gap 214 between the attraction plate and the actuator may be tightly controlled, since the force exerted by the actuator on the attraction plate drops with an increase in the gap distance.
- the gap 214 may be controlled to equal 300 ⁇ m+/ ⁇ 50 ⁇ m, although this distance may vary between embodiments. It may be useful to place the attraction plate and the actuator in the same X-Y plane to prevent or reduce inducing torque or pitch-type motion in the trackpad plate. Similarly, aligning the actuator and attraction plate along the x axis may help reduce or prevent torquing of the trackpad plate in-plane, as well as yaw motion.
- the actuator may be attached to one or one or more bending beams in addition to, or instead of, the housing.
- the actuator 108 includes a number of metal cores or tines or arms 210 , each metal core or tine being wound with a wire 218 .
- the metal cores may be magnetized when an electric current goes through the wire and electrical contacts 212 A-B. Essentially, the combination of cores and wires forms a series of electromagnets.
- the processing unit and/or the microcontroller 102 may activate the actuator 108 by flowing the electric current through the wire 218 , and deactivate the actuator 108 by reducing the electric current to zero.
- the attraction plate 208 is attracted to poles 210 of the actuator 108 and moves toward the poles 210 such that the trackpad plate 104 moves toward the actuator 108 from its original position.
- the attraction plate 208 When the actuator 108 is deactivated by reducing the electric current to zero, the attraction plate 208 , along with the trackpad plate 104 , is biased away from the actuator 108 such that it returns to its original position.
- the gel(s) may act as a spring, returning the trackpad plate 104 to its original position when the attractive force of the haptic actuator 108 terminates.
- biasing elements may be used instead of the pictured gels.
- a spring may be used instead, as may other elastic materials.
- the wires for each metal core or tine 210 may be positioned on either side of the metal core.
- the contacts 212 A-B are all connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) (not shown) that may have connections to a specialized circuit board, such as an input device board. Electric current is provided to the wires through the two connections on the PCB.
- the PCB may attach to a support base.
- movement of the track pad plate 104 is in the plane of the track pad, that is, lateral or in-plane movement.
- the movement of the trackpad gives the user's finger a sensation or a feedback.
- the sensation generated by such a back and forth movement is different from a sensation from a typical vibration as used in a cell phone.
- the sensation generated by the actuator 108 may be more forceful and abrupt than the sensation resulting from vibration induced by an off-center motor or other mechanical actuators.
- FIG. 2B illustrates a bottom view of the trackpad plate 104 with the electromagnetic actuator 108 in accordance with another embodiment.
- the main differences between the embodiments of FIG. 2B and FIG. 2A are the locations of the attraction plate and the actuator under the trackpad plate.
- the trackpad plate 104 is supported by four bending beams 204 A-D and coupled through the gels 202 A-D.
- the attraction plate 208 is attached to the trackpad plate 104 within the trackpad. More specifically, the attraction plate 208 is substantially parallel to the edge 220 of the trackpad plate 104 and offset from the edge.
- the actuator 108 may be located beneath the trackpad plate 104 , but is attached to the housing 206 and not the trackpad plate.
- the support base 306 for the actuator 108 may extend to the housing 206 under the trackpad plate 104 .
- the actuator 108 may not attach to the track pad plate 104 , or may attach to a bending beam or bending beam plate associated with the bending beam(s).
- the track pad plate 104 is supported by four bending beams 204 A-D through joints or gels 202 A-D. The four bending beams are attached to housing 206 .
- FIG. 3A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator 108 in an embodiment.
- the actuator 300 includes four alternating magnetic poles or tines 322 A-D, shown as alternating north (N) and south (S) poles. It should be appreciated that alternative embodiments of the actuator may use different patterns of poles.
- Each of poles 322 A-D is formed from a metal core 210 and layers of electric wires 318 that are wound around the metal core 210 .
- the metal core 210 has a generally rectangular cross-section.
- the four poles 322 A-D are aligned along an X-axis and attached to a support base 306 . There is a gap 302 between each pair of poles 322 N and 322 S.
- All the poles 322 A-D have the same width “w” in this configuration, although in other embodiments the widths of any or all of the poles may be different.
- a configuration of alternating pole polarity e.g., north-south-north-south (NSNS) or south-north-south-north (SNSN)
- NSSN north-south-north-south
- SNNS south-north-north-south
- NSS north-north-south-south
- SSNN south-south-north-north
- the metal core 210 and the attraction plate 208 may be made of a relatively soft magnetic material, such as iron or steel.
- the soft magnetic material has a small hysteresis loop and a small coercive force as well as a small remanence such that no magnetism remains when the magnetic field is removed.
- the external magnetic filed is generated by the electric current.
- the metal core 210 may be made of silicon steel.
- the attraction plate may be formed from iron or another suitable material. Generally, silicon steel has a higher magnetic saturation limit and a better magnetic permeability than iron or many other ferrous materials, may help improve efficiency of the system. That is, more flux may be produced with the same electric current.
- the material for the attraction plate may vary with the dimension of the attraction plate. For example, for a relatively thin attraction plate, silicon steel may be used. For a relatively thick plate, electrical iron 430 or even electrical iron 1010 may be used without saturation under normal operating conditions.
- FIG. 3B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator of FIG. 3A .
- the wires 218 are wound around the metal core 210 and leave a space 310 near the top end of the pole.
- the bottom end of each pole is attached to the support base 306 .
- Electrical contacts 212 A-B for the wires 218 are also attached to the support base 306 .
- the attraction plate 208 has two ends 304 A and 304 B, each of which are aligned with the two ends 324 A-B of the support base 306 .
- the length of the attraction plate 208 is equal or longer than the two ends 324 A-B of the poles. This may facilitate a uniform magnetic field across the attraction plate 208 .
- FIG. 4A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in another embodiment.
- actuator 400 includes four alternating magnetic poles 422 A-D with different pole widths.
- the outer poles 422 A and 422 D have a smaller pole width “W 1 ” than the width “W 2 ” of inner poles 422 B and 422 C.
- This variation in pole width in the actuator 400 helps form a more uniform magnetic field across the attraction plate than the actuator 300 .
- FIG. 4B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator of FIG. 4A .
- FIG. 4C is a perspective view of the actuator 400 . Note that the figures are not to scale.
- the magnetic poles may include metal cores 410 .
- the inner poles or tines are wider than the outer poles or tines, which prevents saturation of the inner tines due to the presence of the third flux loop in a NSNS or SNSN pole configuration. Additional benefits include preventing in-plane twisting of the trackpad plate from occurring, since higher force is generated over these central poles or tines.
- the metal core 210 may have a rectangular shape as shown in FIGS. 3A and 4A . In alternative embodiments, any or all metal cores 210 may be square in cross-section instead.
- the metal core also may be a cross-section of a square with rounded edges.
- the core's cross-section also may be circular. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the metal core may vary in shape and dimension. Each shape has an aspect ratio of cross-sectional area per unit circumference. Higher aspect ratios result in lower electrical coil resistances for the same surface area.
- FIG. 5A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in an alternative embodiment.
- FIG. 5B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator of FIG. 5A .
- actuator 500 includes four alternating magnetic poles 522 with two different pole widths “W 1 ” and “W 2 ”, similar to actuator 400 .
- each metal core 510 terminates in a plate 502 .
- the plate 502 extends from the metal core 510 to each side, thereby constraining the wires between the plate 502 and the support 306 .
- This plate 502 helps increase magnetic force by about 10%.
- the magnetic field near the ends 304 A-B of the attraction plate 208 may be stronger for the actuator 500 than that for the actuator 400 .
- the reduced edge effects may help increase the magnetic force.
- W1 is 6.35 mm
- W2 is 12. 85 mm
- a gap between two tines is 2.5 mm to allow space for the wire.
- a gap between the outer tine and edge is 1.75 mm to allow space for the wires.
- the tine or arm has a height of 6.65 mm.
- FIG. 6A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in a further embodiment.
- FIG. 6B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator of FIG. 6A .
- actuator 600 includes four alternating magnetic poles 622 with two different pole widths “W 1 ” and “W 2 ”.
- actuator 600 may have a triangular portion or crown 604 A on top of the otherwise rectangular metal core body 604 B, such that the metal core 610 has a cross-section equal to the addition of the triangular portion 604 A and the rectangular body 604 B.
- the triangular portion 604 A of the metal core 610 changes relationship between a magnetic force and the distance between the attraction plate and the poles.
- the magnetic force may increase non-linearly with decreasing distance between attraction plate and the poles.
- the force may increase less non-linearly with decreasing distance between the attraction plate and the poles. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the triangular portion 604 A may vary in shape.
- the attraction plate 608 has a series of recesses contoured by edge 602 . Each recess may be matched to the shape of the triangular portion 604 A of the actuator 600 such that equal spacing is formed between the attraction plate 608 and the actuator 600 .
- the number of poles may vary with the dimension of the poles and the dimension of the trackpad.
- the number of poles may increase with the dimension of the trackpad and may decrease with the width of the pole.
- the integrated magnetic force is about the same.
- the magnetic field distribution across the X-axis is more uniform for actuator 400 with different pole widths than that for actuator 300 with constant pole width.
- FIG. 7 illustrates simulated magnetic field 700 for the actuator of FIGS. 3A and 3B in accordance with that embodiment.
- the magnetic field is not uniform across the X-axis.
- the magnetic field lines 202 are closer in the middle section 704 A than the outer section 704 A and 704 C.
- the total force along the Y-axis is 20.12 N and along the X-axis is 0.02 N, given that the gap between the attraction plate and the actuator is 350 ⁇ m.
- the electric current is 3 amperes.
- the wire has a 34 American Wire Gage (AWG) diameter.
- AMG American Wire Gage
- FIG. 8 illustrates a sample and simulated magnetic field for the actuator of FIGS. 4A and 4B .
- the magnetic fields are more uniform.
- magnetic field lines 802 are uniformly spaced for regions 804 A-C.
- the number of turns of the wires may vary, and the number of layers of the wires, the wire diameter, and the height of the metal core may vary.
- the actuator is flat and small in height, which is suitable for use in small and thin portable computer devices, such as notebook computers, tablet devices, music and media devices and smart phones.
- the actuator also has a relatively high magnetic force to attract a attraction plate to move forward and back quickly.
- the actuator may also have a uniform magnetic field from one end to the other end across the attraction plate.
- the actuator can be constructed as a single unit from a laminated sheet metal.
- the metal cores are formed by stamping to remove some material to form spaces between each core from the laminated sheet metal.
- the laminated sheet metal is stamped to form an integral support 306 for a series of metal cores.
- the series of metal cores is not attached to the support 306 .
- Such a layered unit construction method for the actuator may increase dimensional precision of each pole and reduces the need for integration of different components which are fabricated separately.
- the number of poles may be optimized for efficiency versus working distance. In a particular embodiment, the number of poles is four.
- Such a fabrication process is relatively low cost, as the actuator is made from a flat laminated metal. Commercially, high performance steel sheets are available. The metal sheets may be cut into the desired pattern.
- FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating sample steps for fabricating the actuator in accordance with an embodiment.
- Method 900 starts with providing a laminated metal sheet at operation 902 , and is followed by stamping the metal sheet into a desired pattern of an array of metal cores at operation 906 .
- Method 900 continues with annealing at operation 910 .
- Annealing may help improve the permeability characteristics of the metal cores. It may better align magnetic domains after mechanical processing such as stamping may have misaligned the magnetic domains, especially around the edges and corners of the metal cores.
- Method 900 may also include winding electrical wires around a bobbin and sliding the wound wires on the metal cores at operation 914 .
- Method 900 further includes soldering two ends of each wire to a printed circuit board (PCB) on a support base at operation 918 .
- PCB printed circuit board
- FIG. 10 illustrates a comparison of displacement versus gap for annealed and non-annealed actuators in an embodiment.
- data for annealed actuators show larger displacements than data for non-annealed actuators for large gaps.
- annealed actuators have displacement of about 150 ⁇ m while non-annealed actuators have displacements of 110 ⁇ m.
- annealing does not affect the displacement to any great degree.
- This layered unit construction also may reduce eddy currents that may otherwise be generated in the actuator. Potential benefits of reducing the eddy current include reducing heat generation and increasing power efficiency for the actuator.
- the wire may be first wound on a bobbin. Then, the wound wire slides on the metal core. The wire is heated as the wire is wound on the bobbin, so that various turns are glued to each other to provide better packing.
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A haptic electromagnetic actuator for track pad is provided. The actuator includes an array of electromagnets with alternating South and North poles on a first end, each magnet comprising a metal core and an electrical wire around the metal core. The array of magnets is coupled to a base plate on a second end opposite to the first end. The actuator also includes an attraction plate at a distance from the first end of the array of the magnets such that the attraction plate moves toward the magnets when an electrical current flows through the electrical wire around the metal core and moves away from the magnets when the current becomes zero. The array of magnets is configured to form a uniform gap from the attraction plate.
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- The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/658,764, entitled “Haptic Electromagnetic Actuator,” filed Jun. 12, 2012, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/800,092, entitled “Haptic Electromagnetic Actuator,” filed Mar. 15, 2013, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein as if fully set forth.
- The present invention generally relates to an electromagnetic actuator for providing haptic feedback in a computing device, and more particularly to an electromagnetic actuator generating linear motion parallel to an input surface.
- Haptics is a tactile feedback technology which pertains to the sense of touch by applying forces, vibrations or motions to a user. This mechanical stimulation may be used to provide tactile feedback in response to an input command or system state. Haptic devices may incorporate actuators that apply forces or motion to the skin for providing touch feedback. One example of a haptic actuator provides mechanical motion in response to an electrical stimulus. Most haptic feedback mechanisms use mechanical technologies such as vibratory motors, like a vibrating alert in a cell phone, in which a central mass is moved to create vibrations at a resonant frequency. The kinetic energy of these vibrations may be sensed by a user. These motors provide strong feedback, but produce a limited range of sensations.
- There remains a need for developing actuators with flat shape, but sufficient travel distance or working distance and sufficient force and fast response.
- Embodiments described herein may provide a flat actuator which generates relatively large travel distance and high magnetic force. The disclosure provides methods for fabricating the actuator from a flat laminated metal sheet. Such fabrication methods may be cost effective and may provide the dimensional precision as needed.
- In an embodiment, a haptic electromagnetic actuator for trackpad is provided. The actuator includes an array of electromagnets with alternating South and North poles on a first end, each magnet comprising a metal core and an electrical wire around the metal core. The array of magnets is coupled to a base plate on a second end opposite to the first end. The actuator also includes an attraction plate at a distance from the first end of the array of the magnets such that the attraction plate moves toward the magnets when an electrical current flows through the electrical wire around the metal core and moves away from the magnets when the current becomes zero. The array of magnets is configured to form a uniform gap from the attraction plate.
- In another embodiment, a track pad is provided to include a haptic electromagnetic actuator. The track pad includes a housing, and a track plate coupled to the housing by bending beams. The track pad also includes an actuator having a baseplate coupled to the housing on a first end. The baseplate supports an array of electromagnets with alternating South and North poles on a second end opposite to the first end. The actuator has an attraction plate coupled to the track plate.
- In a further embodiment, a method is provided for fabricating an actuator. The method includes providing a laminated sheet metal and stamping the sheet metal to an array of metal cores with a support base. The method also includes annealing the sheet metal. The method further includes placing electrical wires around the metal cores, and soldering two ends of each wire to the support base.
- Additional embodiments and features are set forth in part in the description that follows, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the specification or may be learned by the practice of the invention. A further understanding of the nature and advantages of the present invention may be realized by reference to the remaining portions of the specification and the drawings, which forms a part of this disclosure.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a computer system in an embodiment. -
FIG. 2A illustrates a bottom view of a trackpad with an electromagnetic actuator in an embodiment. -
FIG. 2B illustrates a bottom view of a trackpad with an electromagnetic actuator in another embodiment. -
FIG. 3A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in an embodiment. -
FIG. 3B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator ofFIG. 3A . -
FIG. 4A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in another embodiment. -
FIG. 4B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator ofFIG. 4A . -
FIG. 4C is a perspective view of the actuator ofFIGS. 4A and 4B . -
FIG. 5A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in an alternative embodiment. -
FIG. 5B illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator ofFIG. 5A . -
FIG. 6A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in a further embodiment. -
FIG. 6B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator ofFIG. 6A . -
FIG. 7 illustrates simulated magnetic flux field for actuator ofFIGS. 3A and 3B in an embodiment. -
FIG. 8 illustrates simulated magnetic flux field for actuator ofFIGS. 4A and 4B in an embodiment. -
FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating steps for fabricating the actuator in an embodiment. -
FIG. 10 illustrates a comparison of displacement versus gap for annealed and non-annealed actuators in an embodiment. - The present disclosure may be understood by reference to the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the drawings as briefly described below. It is noted that, for purposes of illustrative clarity, certain elements in the drawings may not be drawn to scale.
- Generally, embodiments described herein may take the form of an actuator for providing a haptic output to a surface. The actuator may provide the haptic output in response to an input signal or an output signal, or as part of an output signal. The actuator may vary its output in order to shape and control the haptic response and thus the sensation experienced by a user. In some embodiments, the actuator may be electromagnetically controlled. Embodiments described herein may be incorporated into a variety of electronic or electrical devices, such as a track pad, mouse, or other input (or output) device. Embodiments may likewise be incorporated into a variety of different electronic devices, including smart phones, tablet computing devices, portable computing devices, feedback or outputs for appliances, automobiles, and the like, touchscreens, and so on.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a computer system in accordance with a sample embodiment. Thecomputer system 100 includes aprocessing unit 118, amicro controller 102, and atrackpad 114. As shown inFIG. 1 , the computer system includes aprocessing unit 118 and amicrocontroller 102; however, in many embodiments, the functions of themicrocontroller 102 as described herein may be implemented by theprocessing unit 118 and the microcontroller may be omitted. Accordingly, theterm microcontroller 102 is meant to encompass a separate processing element from the processing unit or functionality performed by theprocessing unit 118 itself. - The
track pad 114 includes atrackpad plate 104, at least oneposition sensor 106, at least onetouch sensor 116, and at least oneforce sensor 110, as well as anactuator 108. Each of the touch sensor(s) 116, the position sensor(s) 106, the force sensor(s) 110 and theactuator 108 are coupled to thetrackpad 104 and themicro controller 102 and/orprocessing unit 118. Thecomputer system 100 typically further includes a display and one or more additional user interfaces (not shown). In some embodiments, the position sensor(s) 106 may be an accelerometer, motion sensor or the like. - One example of providing haptic feedback is now discussed, but it should be understood that this is a single example and not meant to be limiting. When using the
trackpad 114 to provide input to thecomputer system 100, a user may move his or her finger on thetrackpad plate 104 to, and/or touch the trackpad plate at, a desired location. The touch sensor(s) 116 and the force sensor(s) 110 detect the location and force of the touch on thetrackpad plate 104 respectively and send corresponding signals to themicro controller 102. Themicro controller 102 communicates withprocessing unit 118 inside thecomputer system 100; theprocessing unit 118 may generally instruct the micro controller with respect to certain operations. - The
processing unit 118 may employ these signals to determine if the location of the touch correlates with a specific application or a user interface (UI) element. If the location is within the range for the specific application or UI element, the processing unit further determines if the force signal is above a threshold. If so, the processor may validate the force signal as a selection of the application of UI element. In other words, the force signal is not a false signal. Themicro controller 102 then activates theactuator 108, which moves the surface of the trackpad beneath the user's finger (as described in more detail below). The user may sense this motion, thereby experiencing haptic feedback in response to the application or UI element selection. Theposition sensor 106 detects how much thetrackpad plate 104 moves relative to the actuator after an actuation event, or vice versa. - In another example, the
track pad 114 may detect a user input, such as a user touch or a user force. In this example, substantially any type of user input detected may be used to provide feedback to the user. Based on the user input thetrack pad 114 may be activated by theprocessing unit 118 to move or vibrate to provide haptic feedback to a user. In some instances, the user input may be correlated to a specific application or UI element, in which case the location of the user input may be analyzed to determine if feedback is desired. In other instances, the mere reception of a user input may be sufficient to initiate haptic feedback. - It should be noted that haptic feedback may be provided in response not only to a user input, an example of which is provided above, but also in response to system operation, software status, a lack of user input, passage of user input over UI elements(s) (e.g., dragging a cursor over a window, icon, or the like), and/or any other operating condition of the
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FIG. 2A illustrates a bottom view of thetrackpad plate 104 coupled to bending beams and theactuator 108 in accordance with an example embodiment. As illustrated, thetrackpad plate 104 is supported by fourbending beams 204A-D and coupled throughgels 202A-D. Thegels 202A-D allows relative movements or lateral motion of thetrackpad plate 104 with respect the bending beams 204A-D that are attached ahousing 206. Anattraction plate 208 is attached to thetrackpad plate 104 near anedge 220 of thetrackpad plate 104 and has a rectangular or a square shape in this embodiment. More specifically, in this embodiment, theattraction plate 208 is substantially parallel to theedge 220 of the trackpad. In some embodiments, theactuator 108 may be attached to thehousing 206, and may be located outside of, and approximately adjacent to, anedge 220 of thetrackpad plate 104. In other embodiments, theactuator 108 may be attached to a bending beam plate rather than the housing. Note thatedge 220 is shown in dash lines in this embodiment. Theattraction plate 208 can slightly extend from theedge 220 of thetrackpad plate 104. Positioning of theattraction plate 208 and theactuator 108 may affect the overall operation of the embodiment. - The
gap 214 between the attraction plate and the actuator may be tightly controlled, since the force exerted by the actuator on the attraction plate drops with an increase in the gap distance. In some embodiments, thegap 214 may be controlled to equal 300 μm+/−50 μm, although this distance may vary between embodiments. It may be useful to place the attraction plate and the actuator in the same X-Y plane to prevent or reduce inducing torque or pitch-type motion in the trackpad plate. Similarly, aligning the actuator and attraction plate along the x axis may help reduce or prevent torquing of the trackpad plate in-plane, as well as yaw motion. In some embodiments, the actuator may be attached to one or one or more bending beams in addition to, or instead of, the housing. - The
actuator 108 includes a number of metal cores or tines orarms 210, each metal core or tine being wound with awire 218. The metal cores may be magnetized when an electric current goes through the wire andelectrical contacts 212A-B. Essentially, the combination of cores and wires forms a series of electromagnets. The processing unit and/or themicrocontroller 102 may activate theactuator 108 by flowing the electric current through thewire 218, and deactivate theactuator 108 by reducing the electric current to zero. When theactuator 108 is activated by thecontroller 102, theattraction plate 208 is attracted topoles 210 of theactuator 108 and moves toward thepoles 210 such that thetrackpad plate 104 moves toward the actuator 108 from its original position. - When the
actuator 108 is deactivated by reducing the electric current to zero, theattraction plate 208, along with thetrackpad plate 104, is biased away from theactuator 108 such that it returns to its original position. In the present embodiment, the gel(s) may act as a spring, returning thetrackpad plate 104 to its original position when the attractive force of thehaptic actuator 108 terminates. It should be appreciated that other biasing elements may be used instead of the pictured gels. For example, a spring may be used instead, as may other elastic materials. - In a particular embodiment, the wires for each metal core or
tine 210 may be positioned on either side of the metal core. Thecontacts 212A-B are all connected to a printed circuit board (PCB) (not shown) that may have connections to a specialized circuit board, such as an input device board. Electric current is provided to the wires through the two connections on the PCB. The PCB may attach to a support base. - Typically, movement of the
track pad plate 104 is in the plane of the track pad, that is, lateral or in-plane movement. The movement of the trackpad gives the user's finger a sensation or a feedback. The sensation generated by such a back and forth movement is different from a sensation from a typical vibration as used in a cell phone. The sensation generated by theactuator 108 may be more forceful and abrupt than the sensation resulting from vibration induced by an off-center motor or other mechanical actuators. -
FIG. 2B illustrates a bottom view of thetrackpad plate 104 with theelectromagnetic actuator 108 in accordance with another embodiment. The main differences between the embodiments ofFIG. 2B andFIG. 2A are the locations of the attraction plate and the actuator under the trackpad plate. As shown, thetrackpad plate 104 is supported by fourbending beams 204A-D and coupled through thegels 202A-D. Theattraction plate 208 is attached to thetrackpad plate 104 within the trackpad. More specifically, theattraction plate 208 is substantially parallel to theedge 220 of thetrackpad plate 104 and offset from the edge. Theactuator 108 may be located beneath thetrackpad plate 104, but is attached to thehousing 206 and not the trackpad plate. Thesupport base 306 for theactuator 108 may extend to thehousing 206 under thetrackpad plate 104. Theactuator 108 may not attach to thetrack pad plate 104, or may attach to a bending beam or bending beam plate associated with the bending beam(s). Additionally, thetrack pad plate 104 is supported by fourbending beams 204A-D through joints orgels 202A-D. The four bending beams are attached tohousing 206. -
FIG. 3A illustrates a side view of theelectromagnetic actuator 108 in an embodiment. As shown, theactuator 300 includes four alternating magnetic poles ortines 322A-D, shown as alternating north (N) and south (S) poles. It should be appreciated that alternative embodiments of the actuator may use different patterns of poles. Each ofpoles 322A-D is formed from ametal core 210 and layers of electric wires 318 that are wound around themetal core 210. In the current embodiment, themetal core 210 has a generally rectangular cross-section. The fourpoles 322A-D are aligned along an X-axis and attached to asupport base 306. There is agap 302 between each pair of poles 322N and 322S. All thepoles 322A-D have the same width “w” in this configuration, although in other embodiments the widths of any or all of the poles may be different. The use of a configuration of alternating pole polarity (e.g., north-south-north-south (NSNS) or south-north-south-north (SNSN)) for the actuator allows the use of an additional third central flux loop that is not present in certain other polarity configurations, such as north-south-south-north (NSSN) or south-north-north-south (SNNS). This allows larger force to be generated. Similarly, certain pole polarity configurations, such as north-north-south-south (NNSS) and south-south-north-north (SSNN), have one flux loop, which results in lower force, presumably due to a longer flux path. - The
metal core 210 and theattraction plate 208 may be made of a relatively soft magnetic material, such as iron or steel. The soft magnetic material has a small hysteresis loop and a small coercive force as well as a small remanence such that no magnetism remains when the magnetic field is removed. In the actuator, the external magnetic filed is generated by the electric current. In a sample embodiment, themetal core 210 may be made of silicon steel. The attraction plate may be formed from iron or another suitable material. Generally, silicon steel has a higher magnetic saturation limit and a better magnetic permeability than iron or many other ferrous materials, may help improve efficiency of the system. That is, more flux may be produced with the same electric current. The material for the attraction plate may vary with the dimension of the attraction plate. For example, for a relatively thin attraction plate, silicon steel may be used. For a relatively thick plate, electrical iron 430 or even electrical iron 1010 may be used without saturation under normal operating conditions. -
FIG. 3B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator ofFIG. 3A . Thewires 218 are wound around themetal core 210 and leave aspace 310 near the top end of the pole. The bottom end of each pole is attached to thesupport base 306.Electrical contacts 212A-B for thewires 218 are also attached to thesupport base 306. Theattraction plate 208 has twoends support base 306. In the current embodiment, the length of theattraction plate 208 is equal or longer than the two ends 324A-B of the poles. This may facilitate a uniform magnetic field across theattraction plate 208. -
FIG. 4A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in another embodiment. In this embodiment,actuator 400 includes four alternatingmagnetic poles 422A-D with different pole widths. For example, theouter poles inner poles actuator 400 helps form a more uniform magnetic field across the attraction plate than theactuator 300.FIG. 4B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator ofFIG. 4A .FIG. 4C is a perspective view of theactuator 400. Note that the figures are not to scale. The magnetic poles may includemetal cores 410. The inner poles or tines are wider than the outer poles or tines, which prevents saturation of the inner tines due to the presence of the third flux loop in a NSNS or SNSN pole configuration. Additional benefits include preventing in-plane twisting of the trackpad plate from occurring, since higher force is generated over these central poles or tines. - The
metal core 210 may have a rectangular shape as shown inFIGS. 3A and 4A . In alternative embodiments, any or allmetal cores 210 may be square in cross-section instead. The metal core also may be a cross-section of a square with rounded edges. The core's cross-section also may be circular. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the metal core may vary in shape and dimension. Each shape has an aspect ratio of cross-sectional area per unit circumference. Higher aspect ratios result in lower electrical coil resistances for the same surface area. -
FIG. 5A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in an alternative embodiment.FIG. 5B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator ofFIG. 5A . In this embodiment,actuator 500 includes four alternatingmagnetic poles 522 with two different pole widths “W1” and “W2”, similar toactuator 400. However, eachmetal core 510 terminates in aplate 502. Theplate 502 extends from themetal core 510 to each side, thereby constraining the wires between theplate 502 and thesupport 306. Thisplate 502 helps increase magnetic force by about 10%. As theplate 502 extends sideway, the magnetic field near theends 304A-B of theattraction plate 208 may be stronger for theactuator 500 than that for theactuator 400. The reduced edge effects may help increase the magnetic force. As an example, W1 is 6.35 mm, W2 is 12. 85 mm, a gap between two tines is 2.5 mm to allow space for the wire. A gap between the outer tine and edge is 1.75 mm to allow space for the wires. The tine or arm has a height of 6.65 mm. -
FIG. 6A illustrates a side view of the electromagnetic actuator in a further embodiment.FIG. 6B illustrates a top view of the electromagnetic actuator ofFIG. 6A . In this particular embodiment,actuator 600 includes four alternatingmagnetic poles 622 with two different pole widths “W1” and “W2”. However, unlikeactuator 400,actuator 600 may have a triangular portion orcrown 604A on top of the otherwise rectangularmetal core body 604B, such that themetal core 610 has a cross-section equal to the addition of thetriangular portion 604A and therectangular body 604B. Thetriangular portion 604A of themetal core 610 changes relationship between a magnetic force and the distance between the attraction plate and the poles. For example, without thetriangular portion 604A, the magnetic force may increase non-linearly with decreasing distance between attraction plate and the poles. With the triangular portion added to the metal core, the force may increase less non-linearly with decreasing distance between the attraction plate and the poles. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that thetriangular portion 604A may vary in shape. - The
attraction plate 608 has a series of recesses contoured byedge 602. Each recess may be matched to the shape of thetriangular portion 604A of theactuator 600 such that equal spacing is formed between theattraction plate 608 and theactuator 600. - Although the examples in
FIGS. 2-6 show the use of four poles, the number of poles may vary with the dimension of the poles and the dimension of the trackpad. For example, the number of poles may increase with the dimension of the trackpad and may decrease with the width of the pole. - For both
actuators gap 302 remains the same and the total distance between the twoends actuator 400 with different pole widths than that foractuator 300 with constant pole width. -
FIG. 7 illustrates simulatedmagnetic field 700 for the actuator ofFIGS. 3A and 3B in accordance with that embodiment. Foractuator 300, the magnetic field is not uniform across the X-axis. Specifically, the magnetic field lines 202 are closer in themiddle section 704A than theouter section - In contrast,
FIG. 8 illustrates a sample and simulated magnetic field for the actuator ofFIGS. 4A and 4B . Foractuators magnetic field lines 802 are uniformly spaced forregions 804A-C. - It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the number of turns of the wires may vary, and the number of layers of the wires, the wire diameter, and the height of the metal core may vary.
- As illustrated in some embodiments, the actuator is flat and small in height, which is suitable for use in small and thin portable computer devices, such as notebook computers, tablet devices, music and media devices and smart phones. The actuator also has a relatively high magnetic force to attract a attraction plate to move forward and back quickly. The actuator may also have a uniform magnetic field from one end to the other end across the attraction plate.
- The actuator can be constructed as a single unit from a laminated sheet metal. The metal cores are formed by stamping to remove some material to form spaces between each core from the laminated sheet metal. The laminated sheet metal is stamped to form an
integral support 306 for a series of metal cores. The series of metal cores is not attached to thesupport 306. Such a layered unit construction method for the actuator may increase dimensional precision of each pole and reduces the need for integration of different components which are fabricated separately. The number of poles may be optimized for efficiency versus working distance. In a particular embodiment, the number of poles is four. Such a fabrication process is relatively low cost, as the actuator is made from a flat laminated metal. Commercially, high performance steel sheets are available. The metal sheets may be cut into the desired pattern. -
FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating sample steps for fabricating the actuator in accordance with an embodiment.Method 900 starts with providing a laminated metal sheet atoperation 902, and is followed by stamping the metal sheet into a desired pattern of an array of metal cores atoperation 906.Method 900 continues with annealing atoperation 910. Annealing may help improve the permeability characteristics of the metal cores. It may better align magnetic domains after mechanical processing such as stamping may have misaligned the magnetic domains, especially around the edges and corners of the metal cores. -
Method 900 may also include winding electrical wires around a bobbin and sliding the wound wires on the metal cores atoperation 914.Method 900 further includes soldering two ends of each wire to a printed circuit board (PCB) on a support base atoperation 918. -
FIG. 10 illustrates a comparison of displacement versus gap for annealed and non-annealed actuators in an embodiment. As shown, data for annealed actuators show larger displacements than data for non-annealed actuators for large gaps. For example for air gap of 350 μm, annealed actuators have displacement of about 150 μm while non-annealed actuators have displacements of 110 μm. For smaller gaps, annealing does not affect the displacement to any great degree. - This layered unit construction also may reduce eddy currents that may otherwise be generated in the actuator. Potential benefits of reducing the eddy current include reducing heat generation and increasing power efficiency for the actuator.
- To wind the wire on the metal core, the wire may be first wound on a bobbin. Then, the wound wire slides on the metal core. The wire is heated as the wire is wound on the bobbin, so that various turns are glued to each other to provide better packing.
- Having described several embodiments, it will be recognized by those skilled in the art that various modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention. Additionally, a number of well-known processes and elements have not been described in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention. Accordingly, the above description should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention.
- Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the presently disclosed embodiments teach by way of example and not by limitation. Therefore, the matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings should be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. The following claims are intended to cover all generic and specific features described herein, as well as all statements of the scope of the present method and system, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.
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1. A haptic electromagnetic actuator for trackpad, the actuator comprising:
an array of electromagnets with alternating poles at a first end, each magnet comprising a metal core and an electrical wire around the metal core; and
an attraction plate at a distance from the first end of the array of the magnets such that the attraction plate moves toward the magnets when an electrical current flows through the electrical wire around the metal core and moves away from the magnets when the current becomes zero, the array of magnets being configured to form a uniform gap from the attraction plate.
2. The actuator of claim 1 , wherein the array of the electromagnets comprises four magnets.
3. The actuator of claim 1 , wherein each of the electromagnets is coupled to a base plate at a first end.
4. The actuator of claim 3 , wherein each of the electromagnets defines a pointed end opposite the first end.
5. The actuator of claim 4 , wherein the attraction plate defines a sawtooth shape, the sawtooth shape comprising a plurality of projections.
6. The actuator of claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of projections is received between at least two electromagnets.
7. The actuator of claim 1 , wherein each adjacent electromagnetic actuator cooperates to form an electromagnetic field.
8. The actuator of claim 7 , wherein the array of electromagnets define a non-uniform field.
9. The actuator of claim 1 , wherein the array of electromagnets are non-uniform in at least one dimension.
10. A method for forming an electromagnetic actuator, comprising:
stamping a metal sheet to form an array of metal cores;
annealing the array of metal cores;
winding one of a plurality of wires about each of the array of metal cores; and
affixing each end of the plurality to a power source.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of wires is wound about a bobbin prior to being wound about each of the array of metal cores.
12. An input device, comprising:
a plate;
an actuator operatively connected to the plate;
a force sensor operatively connected to the plate;
a touch sensor operatively connected to the plate; and
a controller operatively connected to at least one of the touch sensor, actuator, and force sensor; wherein
the controller actuates the actuator, causing the plate to move to provide a haptic feedback in response to the an input to the force sensor.
13. The input device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a position sensor operatively connected to the plate; wherein
the position sensor is operative to detect a motion of the plate.
14. The input device of claim 13 , wherein the controller operative to actuate the plate to provide the haptic feedback in response to a signal from the controller.
15. The input device of claim 14 , wherein the position sensor is operative to detect a motion of the plate relative to the actuator.
16. The input device of claim 12 , wherein the plate is a track pad plate.
17. The input device of claim 13 , wherein the position sensor comprises an accelerometer.
18. The input device of claim 12 , further comprising a force sensor operative to determine an approximate force exerted on the plate.
19. The input device of claim 18 , further comprising a touch sensor operative to determine a location at which a touch is present on the plate.
20. The input device of claim 19 , wherein the controller is operative to correlate the approximate force with the location.
21. The input device of claim 12 , wherein the plate moves in-plane when moved by the actuator.
22. The input device of claim 21 , wherein the plate moves laterally with respect to the actuator.
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