TouchSense® Rotary Products

Immersion’s rotary products and technology include electronics for industrial force feedback steering wheels, the TouchSense® PR-1000 Programmable Rotary Encoder module, custom programmable rotary encoder solutions, and associated software development tools.

The PR-1000 Programmable Rotary Encoder and our custom solutions enable a flexible, intelligent design solution for today’s user interface and an alternative to mechanical switches, encoders, potentiometers, and other types of electromechanical input devices.

TouchSense digital rotary encoders can be programmed with the physical characteristics of most any rotary switch in use today. Our technology couples an optical encoder with braking and/or motor actuators that are controlled by a dedicated microprocessor. Tactile feelings of barriers, detents, hills, and many other sensations can be easily produced. Used in combination with sight and sound, these tactile effects can enhance productivity, ease of use, safety, ergonomics, and user satisfaction for many applications.

In addition, programmability can give manufacturers and system integrators a competitive edge by supplying advantages in usability, design, and cost.

Using a TouchSense rotary encoder, you can satisfy applications needing small size, low cost, and low power, as well as applications with the most demanding performance requirements, including strong forces and wide ranges of motion. All encoder designs can be configured for dial, scroll wheel, thumb wheel, lever, or T-handle devices, and can include a push-to-select function.

Immersion steering wheel electronics can be programmed to simulate realistic forces for driver training applications or produce force feedback sensations appropriate to the context of operation for industrial control applications.