Systems and methods for strain relief in a wearable apparatus

1. A wearable apparatus comprising:

a deformable material that is dimensioned to conform to a body part of a user and configured to stretch in at least one direction;

a transducer coupled to the deformable material;

a conduit that extends along the deformable material in the at least one direction and that couples the transducer to a control system; and

stitching in the deformable material along the conduit that restricts the deformable material from stretching farther than the conduit is configured to extend.

2. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the deformable material comprises a glove.

3. The wearable apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a tab that is coupled to the stitching and dimensioned for use in doffing the glove.

4. The wearable apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the stitching comprises:

a first segment extending along a first digit of the glove;

a second segment extending along a second digit of the glove; and

a third segment that is coupled to the first and second segments and that extends toward a wrist section of the glove.

5. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the transducer comprises at least one of:

a haptic feedback transducer; or

a tactile sensor; and

the conduit comprises a conductive wire.

6. The wearable apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the haptic feedback transducer comprises a vibrotactile transducer.

7. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the transducer comprises a fluidic transducer; and

the conduit comprises a fluidic channel.

8. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the stitching comprises a periodic pattern.

9. The wearable apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a period of the periodic pattern is greater than 1 mm and less than 3 mm.

10. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the stitching comprises a stitching material having an elastic modulus that is less than an elastic modulus of the deformable material in the at least one direction.

11. The wearable apparatus of claim 1 , wherein:

the wearable apparatus is communicatively coupled to a head-mounted display system; and

the control system is programmed to coordinate information provided at the transducer with information provided at the head-mounted display.

12. A method of manufacturing a wearable device, the method comprising:

dimensioning a deformable material to conform to a body part of a user, wherein the deformable material is configured to stretch in at least one direction;

attaching a transducer to the deformable material;

coupling the transducer to a control system via a conduit that extends along the deformable material in the at least one direction; and

creating, using a stitching material, a stitching in the deformable material along the conduit that restricts the deformable material from stretching farther than the conduit is configured to extend.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein:

the deformable material comprises a glove; and

the control system comprises an artificial reality system.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising securing a tab to the stitching, wherein the tab is dimensioned for use in doffing the glove.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the stitching comprises:

a first segment extending along a first digit of the glove;

a second segment extending along a second digit of the glove; and

a third segment that is coupled to the first and second segments and that extends toward a wrist section of the glove.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein:

the transducer comprises at least one of:

a haptic feedback transducer; or

a tactile sensor; and

the conduit comprises a conductive wire.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein:

the transducer comprises a fluidic transducer; and

the conduit comprises a fluidic channel.

18. An artificial reality system comprising:

a head-mounted display;

a glove comprising:

a deformable material that is dimensioned to conform to a body part of a user and configured to stretch in at least one direction;

a transducer coupled to the deformable material;

a conduit that extends along the deformable material in the at least one direction; and

stitching in the deformable material along the conduit that restricts the deformable material from stretching farther than the conduit is configured to extend; and

an artificial-reality control system that:

is communicatively coupled to the head-mounted display;

is communicatively coupled, via the conduit, to the transducer; and

is programmed to coordinate information provided at the transducer with information provided at the head-mounted display to provide an artificial reality experience to the user.

19. The artificial reality system of claim 18 , wherein the head-mounted display comprises a virtual reality display that at least substantially covers a user's field-of-view.

20. The artificial reality system of claim 18 , wherein the head-mounted display comprises an augmented reality display through which the user has a view of both real-world surroundings and a virtual world.