Pending Patent
Friction Augmented Controls and Method to Convert Buttons of Touch Control Panels to Friction Augmented Controls
US Patent Application 14/585,898, filed December 30, 2014, pending.
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A system includes a touch control panel configured to receive an input from a user, a controller in signal communication with the touch control panel and configured to control at least one operational setting of a powered apparatus, and a haptic output device in signal communication with the controller and configured to simulate an input button of the touch control panel by outputting a friction effect to the user as the user provides the input.