PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems and methods for haptic effects that accurately simulate interactions with a real-world object.SOLUTION: A system includes: a touch sensor 208 configured to detect a gesture covering a first position at a predetermined distance from a surface and a second position in contact with the surface, and transmit a sensor signal; and a processor 202 in communication with the touch sensor and configured to receive the sensor signal and determine one or more haptic effects based at least in part on the sensor signal. The one or more haptic effects are configured to provide substantially continuous haptic feedback throughout the gesture. The processor is also configured to generate one or more haptic signals based at least in part on the one or more haptic effects, and transmit the one or more haptic signals. The system also includes a haptic output device 218 for receiving the one or more haptic signals and outputting the one or more haptic effects.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITION-BASED HAPTIC EFFECTS