High Fidelity Haptics for Mobile Devices

Immersion’s TouchSense 5000 solution takes haptics to a new level of fidelity. The solution leverages high fidelity actuators and offer manufacturers and designers:

Powerful and Crisp Haptic Effects 

• Wide haptic bandwith (1 - 350 Hz) – increased range, strength and precision
• Superior effects isolation – actuator can be mounted to touchscreen or housing
• HD Haptic Synthesizer – converts sampled or captured waveforms into compelling effects
• Instantaneous Touch Feedback – low-latency design can reduce haptic lag time below human perception
• Quiet Haptics – innovative electro-mechanical reference design and signal control algorithms can reduce noise below audible; effects operate almost silently
• Designed to play an unlimited number of haptic effects for multiple applications
• The ability to mimic almost any measurable haptic event and download haptic-enabled media and applications
• All the features of TS 4000, including support of 16 distinct actuators

Easy to Integrate Haptics

• Great flexibility in piezo location with a variety of mechanical mounting options available
• No conventional motor necessary, improving mechanical resilience
• TouchSense Studio tool enables easy design and integration of haptic effects

Fully Programmable Haptic Platform

• Haptic effects for the 5000 player are created using the TouchSense SDK – 5000 Series. Haptic effects can be adjusted by the target product’s applications (for example, by a game).
• Developer’s support via Immersion’s TouchSense Studio

Our TouchSense System 5000 Series solution includes:

A TouchSense 5000 Player: Software embedded in the phone that controls an actuator to play haptic effects which consists of:

• API – TouchSense effects management software used by applications
• Kernel – algorithms and drivers that produce and control the full range of TouchSense effects
• Bridge Software – software that connects a target product with the TouchSense Studio – development tool, allowing fast and efficient design and real-time playback of TouchSense effects
• Integration guidelines (Mechanical, electrical & software) – 5000 Series

TouchSense 5000 Series Overview

Feature	TouchSense 5000
Haptic Effects Library	124 Predesigned Effects, infinite variations
Actuator Support	Piezo, Electo-Active Polymers, Electro-static
Max Actuators	16
UI Support	Dynamic UI support, in addition to: buttons, scroll, slider, selection, pinch, xoom, etc.
Alert Effects	Yes
Gaming Effects	Yes
Custom Effects	Yes – Available via Haptic Studio
I/O	PWM or I2C
OS Support	Android, Java, Brew, Windows Mobile, Symbian, MeeGo, LiMo, WinPhone 7, Bada
Sample Applications	Keyboard or data entry applications where immediate responsiveness is important Ultra-thin mobile devices where space for motors is limited High performance handsets for consumers who demand a high fidelity experience

Additional Resource

Additional resources are also available to device designers interested in integrating a TouchSense 5000 high fidelity haptic solution into their mobile device:

Electronics Providers
Actuator, amplifier and controller components certified by Immersion to meet Haptic Effect Performance requirements.

TouchSense 5000 Design Kit
Tools to help design, prototype, and test haptic effects into your device

Haptic Effect Performance Kit
Kit provides the tools designers define and qualify the haptic experience based on objective evaluation of tactile feedback response.  Ideal for haptic evaluation and production testing.