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PlayStation controller: a trigger that pushes back
By @elvar_official, part of Visual Learning. A small motor, a worm gear and gears that push against your finger.
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Open on its siteThe question it answers
How can a trigger push your finger back?
The steps
- 1Turn it on
- 2The buttons
- 3The trigger
- 4The vibration
- 5Take it apart
The big idea: Behind each DualSense trigger, a small motor turns a worm gear and some gears that push a lever against your finger (Sony calls them adaptive triggers). And the vibration is no longer a spinning weight: it is 2 voice coils, small speakers you feel instead of hear.
The question, steps and idea are translated from the original site.
What it is
An actuator hidden in something you use every day: the controller’s trigger resists because a motor pushes it back. You open it step by step and see the motor, the gears and the coils that vibrate.
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A motor, a worm gear and gears: a real actuator you can open.
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