Haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, haptic-feedback presenting system, and haptic-feedback presenting method
[Object] An object of the present technology is to provide a haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, a haptic-feedback presenting system, and a haptic-feedback presenting method capable of presenting information mapped in space without vision and audition. [Solving Means] A haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to the present technology includes a mapping-information acquisition part, a region detection part, and a haptic-feedback arithmetic part. The mapping-information acquisition part acquires mapping information that is information mapped in space. The region detection part sets a detection-target region, and determines whether or not the mapping information included in the detection-target region is a threshold or more. The haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates a haptic feedback to be presented to a user on the basis of a determination result from the region detection part.
1. A haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, comprising:
a mapping-information acquisition part acquiring mapping information that is information mapped in space;
a region detection part setting a detection-target region and determining whether or not the mapping information included in the detection-target region is a threshold or more;
a haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculating a haptic feedback to be presented to a user on a basis of a determination result from the region detection part;
a position detection part detecting a position of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part determines a predetermined region, a center of which is the position of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, as the detection-target region;
an attitude detection part detecting an attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates the haptic feedback to be presented to the user on a basis of the mapping information that is included in the detection-target region and is the threshold or more, and the attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus; and
a haptic-feedback presenting part producing an oscillation that causes the user to feel that the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus is pulled in a predetermined direction, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part determines the predetermined direction on a basis of a direction of the mapping information with respect to the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus and the attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region is the threshold or more.
2. The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the haptic-feedback arithmetic part presents the haptic feedback to the user in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region is the threshold or more, and presents no haptic feedback to the user in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region is less than the threshold.
3. The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates the haptic feedback to be presented to the user depending on a difference between the mapping information that is included in the detection-target region and is the threshold or more, and the threshold.
4. The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the haptic-feedback arithmetic part determines the direction of the mapping information with respect to the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus as the predetermined direction.
5. The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the haptic-feedback arithmetic part determines a direction in which the mapping information included in the detection-target region is less than the threshold as the predetermined direction.
6. The haptic-feedback presenting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the mapping information includes first mapping information and second mapping information, and
the haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates a first haptic feedback as the haptic feedback to be presented to the user in a case that the first mapping information included in the detection-target region is the threshold or more, and calculates a second haptic feedback as the haptic feedback to be presented to the user in a case that the second mapping information included in the detection-target region is the threshold or more.
7. A haptic-feedback presenting system including a haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, comprising:
a mapping-information acquisition part acquiring mapping information that is information mapped in space;
a region detection part setting a detection-target region and determining whether or not the mapping information included in the detection-target region is a threshold or more;
a haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculating a haptic feedback to be presented to a user on a basis of a determination result from the region detection part;
a position detection part detecting a position of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part determines a predetermined region, a center of which is the position of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, as the detection-target region;
an attitude detection part detecting an attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates the haptic feedback to be presented to the user on a basis of the mapping information that is included in the detection-target region and is the threshold or more, and the attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus; and
a haptic-feedback presenting part producing an oscillation that causes the user to feel that the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus is pulled in a predetermined direction, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part determines the predetermined direction on a basis of a direction of the mapping information with respect to the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus and the attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region is the threshold or more.
8. A haptic-feedback presenting method, wherein
a mapping-information acquisition part acquires mapping information that is information mapped in space,
a region detection part sets a detection-target region and determines whether or not the mapping information included in the detection-target region is a threshold or more,
a haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates a haptic feedback to be presented to a user on a basis of a determination result from the region detection part,
a position detection part detects a position of a haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part determines a predetermined region, a center of which is the position of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, as the detection-target region,
an attitude detection part detects an attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part calculates the haptic feedback to be presented to the user on a basis of the mapping information that is included in the detection-target region and is the threshold or more, and the attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus, and
a haptic-feedback presenting part produces an oscillation that causes the user to feel that the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus is pulled in a predetermined direction, wherein the haptic-feedback arithmetic part determines the predetermined direction on a basis of a direction of the mapping information with respect to the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus and the attitude of the haptic-feedback presenting apparatus in a case that the mapping information included in the detection-target region is the threshold or more.