- - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ENERGY AVAILABILITY FOR A HAPTIC-ENABLED DEVICE AND FOR CONSERVING ENERGY BY SELECTING BETWEEN A BRAKING AND NON-BRAKING MODE

摘要

Disclosed is a haptic-enabled device comprising: a haptic actuator; an energy storage device configured to provide energy to the haptic actuator; and a control unit communicatively coupled to the haptic actuator. The control unit may be configured to determine an energy availability level for the haptic-enabled device. The determination is based on an energy level of the energy storage device or an energy usage rate thereof. The control unit may further be configured to determine an energy saving setting for the haptic-enabled device based on at least one of (i) an energy availability level and (ii) an input received by the haptic-enabled device for controlling the energy saving setting. The control unit may be configured to determine whether to generate a haptic effect in a braking mode or in a non-braking mode based on the energy saving setting.