UltraSense Systems, Inc. develops and sells HMI touch experience solutions, that include its proprietary ultrasound, capacitive, force, illumination and haptics technologies.
Founded
2018
Classifications
Fabless Semiconductor & Tier-2 Automotive Supplier
Global
Headquarters: San Jose, CA
Sales & Support: Seoul, Taipei, Shanghai, Detroit, Stuttgart
Patents
25+ issued/pending
Investors
Touch Technology
CapForce: Capacitive + Force
UltraForce: Ultrasound + Force
QuadForce: Piezoelectric Force
Haptics & Backlighting
Machine Learning
Products
HMI Controllers
InPlane Sensing Modules
Solid State Interface Products
Markets
Automotive Interior/Exterior
Industrial Touch Interfaces
Smartphone & Tablets
TouchPoint HMI Controller Products & Solutions
Broadest Range of Materials
Touchpoint operates across the broadest range of materials from plastic/glass to metals, natural materials including wood and soft touch materials such as leather
Plastic / Glass
CapForce for Plastic / Glass
Metals
UltraForce for Metals
Natural Materials
UltraForce for Natural Materials
Soft Touch Materials
TapForce for Soft Touch Materials
InPlane Sensing
Solid-state InPlane HMI Solution
Solid-state electronics enables the thinnest possible touchpoints, reducing traditional and legacy switch interface modules by as much as 70% in some instances and as a result enabling touchpoint interactions in places that were physically impossible before. In the arm rest or the center console, the retractable cup holder cover was just a lid, but now that real estate could be utilized to add touchpoints.
Center Console InPlane Platform Demonstrator
Seven TouchPoint Center Console Interface features: Touch, ML Algorithms, Lighting, Audio, Haptic Feedback and LIN connectivity
Steering Wheel InPlane Platform Demonstrator
Muli-Mode D-Pad | Affordance - Increased Accuracy
UltraStudio 2.0 Experience Design Software
To make a solid-state touchpoint feel like a mechanical switch, there’s a lot of sensory control and precise timing of the feedback for lighting, audio, and particularly haptics. UltraSense has released an open architecture tool to enable better user experience design, with the goal to provide better orchestration of HMI events and tune the touch and feedback controls, including lighting and effects such as heartbeat pulsing and custom diming waveforms. It includes upload of custom audible feedback and of note is the fine control of touch to haptic events.
Safe Exit & Optionallity Platform Demonstration
Bear demonstration represents some “thought leadership” perspective to the advantages of a good HMI controller solution. It first shows that with essentially one door exit module this HMI controller can store two profiles, a basic exit and the premium “safe exit.”
With Safe Exit the HMI controller communicates with the car’s existing Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) and uses that capability to identify if there is a car or bicycle hazard if opening the door.
The TouchPoint HMI’s internal processing, and no-latency haptics deliver a responsive experience that does not tax the main MCU. TouchPoint’s internal profile capability enables simple state setting instruction from the vehicle’s ECU.
Manufacturing simplicity is achieved as one part is installed and it is software configurable. Safe Exit can be configured at the factory, at the dealership, and even through an OEM portal after the car purchase.
Plug-n-Play SolidState Interface (SSI) Demonstration
SSI’s represent the ultimate plug-n-play interfaces, they are pre-calibrated and setup to insert into a hole and connect. These are used in industrial applications and automotive exterior applications including external door access and e-Lid applications.
Inside is the same TouchPoint HMI controller, that provides multi-mode sensing accuracy, internal MCU w/ ML processing algorithms, illumination feedback with multi-color and heartbeat lighting effects, plus optional LIN protocols.
Consumer Electronics
Under metal application in production LG Velvet 2 smartphone. Utilizes a volume +/- button pair with dual speed gesture based volume control plus a display on/off button, visual cues and feedback with haptics.
CES 2023 Trip Report
See this excerpt trip report for even more details, photos and videos.
AsahiKasei AKXY2 Concept Car (North Hall)
The under metal UltraForce Touchpoint solution was in the Asahi Kasei AKXY2 concept car, had a kiosk highlighting key features of the vehicle including the UltraForce TouchPoint external door access. See more here.
