A hookah device (202) which attaches to a hookah (246). The hookah device (202) comprises a plurality of ultrasonic mist generator devices (201) for generating a mist for inhalation by a user. The hookah device (202) comprises a driver device (202) which controls the mist generator devices (201) to maximize the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator devices (201) and optimize mist output from the hookah device (202).

A vibration control system calculates a Kurtosis Response Spectrum (KRS) of a response waveform which characterizes non-Gaussianity in a random vibration test and is utilized for vibration control. The system compares a target KRS and the response KRS, and controls a characteristic of a phase used to generate a waveform for control such that the response KRS becomes equal to the target KRS. The waveform for control is generated by applying a random phase to each frequency component of an amplitude corresponding to Power Spectral Density (PSD). The system controls a characteristic of this phase (e.g., standard deviation) per frequency, controls the KRS, deforms the waveform for control on the basis of an equalization characteristic, and calculates a drive waveform. The system sequentially updates the equalization characteristic on the basis of the response waveform and the drive waveform. The calculated drive waveform is provided to a vibration generator.

The present disclosure relates to circuitry for driving a piezoelectric transducer based on an input signal. The circuitry comprises: primary driver circuitry configured to receive the input signal and to output a primary driving signal to the piezoelectric transducer based on the input signal; and secondary driver circuitry configured to receive an error signal indicative of an error between the input signal and the primary driving signal and to output a secondary driving signal to the piezoelectric transducer based on the error signal, wherein the primary driver circuitry and the secondary driver circuitry both comprise switching converter circuitry.

A method may include measuring an electrical parameter of an electromagnetic load having a moving mass during the absence of a driving signal actively driving the electromagnetic load, measuring a mechanical parameter of mechanical motion of a host device comprising the electromagnetic load, correlating a relationship between the mechanical parameter and the electrical parameter, and calibrating the electromagnetic load across a plurality of mechanical motion conditions based on the relationship.

Methods and systems for calibrating a haptic system in an electronic device are provided. The calibration of the haptic system may be performed in a facility prior to a shipment to a user. The calibration may also be performed by a user prior to or after his/her use of the haptic system in the electronic device over time. A method for performing a calibration process in an electronic device includes generating a drive signal from a haptic driver in a haptic system disposed in an electronic device, transmitting the drive signal to an actuator in the haptic system, detecting a back Electromotive Force (bEMF) signal from the actuator in the haptic system, analyzing an output waveform from the bEMF signal, and adjusting a scale of the drive signal generated from the haptic driver.

A capacitive vibrating-membrane ultrasonic transducer includes a carrier with a cavity, a vibrating membrane fastened to the carrier and covering the cavity, and a conductive element separated from the membrane by the cavity. The vibrating membrane has a resonant frequency in membrane mode fm and a resonant frequency in plate mode fp according to the relationship fm>fp. An exciting circuit has terminals connected to the vibrating membrane and the conductive element, and is configured to apply, across its terminals, an electrical signal the maximum frequency fo according to the relationship fm>1.5*fo; or a measuring circuit is connected to the vibrating membrane and the conductive element and configured to measure capacitance variations up to a frequency fo.

Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for controlling an operation of a vibrational output system and/or an operation of an input sensor system, wherein the controller is for use in a device comprising the vibrational output system and the input sensor system. A controller comprises an input configured to receive an indication of activation or de-activation of an output of the vibrational output system; and an adjustment module configured to adjust the operation of the vibrational output system and/or the operation of the input sensor system based on the indication to reduce an interference expected to be caused by the output of the vibrational output system on the input sensory system.

A method for minimizing settling of a moving mass of an electromagnetic load may include determining a polarity and a magnitude of a velocity of the moving mass based on real time measurements of one or more parameters associated with the electromagnetic load and based on the polarity and the magnitude of the velocity, generating a braking signal to be applied to the moving mass that opposes the polarity of the velocity.

An operating point for control of an acoustic transducer can drift during operation and be compensated. A model for the transducer and/or environment frequency response is provided and used to compensate feedback from the transducer to determine an adjustment for the operating point. The model can be recalibrated during operation.

Embodiments described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for controlling an operation of a vibrational output system and/or an operation of an input sensor system, wherein the controller is for use in a device comprising the vibrational output system and the input sensor system. A controller comprises an input configured to receive an indication of activation or de-activation of an output of the vibrational output system; and an adjustment module configured to adjust the operation of the vibrational output system and/or the operation of the input sensor system based on the indication to reduce an interference expected to be caused by the output of the vibrational output system on the input sensory system.