公开(公告)号：US20190101981A1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-04

申请号：US16115367

申请日：2018-08-28

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： John Greer ELIAS ,  Andrew D. STERIAN ,  Anuranjini PRAGADA ,  Daniel D. SUNSHINE ,  Jean Hsiang-Chun LU ,  Lia Mieko UESATO ,  Storrs Townsend HOEN ,  Zebinah P. MASSE

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  A63F13/211 ,  G09B5/02 ,  A41D1/00 ,  A41D19/00 ,  D04B1/28 ,  D04B21/20

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a VR glove capable of measuring the movement of individual finger and thumb bones. The VR glove can include a plurality of inertial measurement units (IMUs) to track the movement of one or more finger and/or hand sections. The IMUs can include one or more motion sensors, such as a gyroscope and an accelerometer, for measuring the orientation, position, and velocity of objects (e.g., finger bones) that the IMU can be attached. An IMU can be located proximate to a finger (or thumb) bone and can measure the inertial motion of the corresponding bone. In some examples, the VR glove may include magnetometers to determine the direction of the geo-magnetic field. The VR glove can also include one or more other electronic components, such as a plurality of electrodes for sensing the heading, enabling capacitive touch, and/or contact sensing between finger tips.