PULSE

Distributed Haptic Broadcast

A massively scalable ESP-NOW follower prototype. Real-time FFT leader nodes broadcast stimulus patterns to unlimited distributed nodes. Optimized for rapid 2026-stack parametric manufacturing.

Standalone Infrastructure

PULSE leverages the ESP-NOW protocol to bypass traditional networking bottlenecks. It is a completely autonomous ecosystem designed for industrial-scale deployment without external dependencies.

No Logic Layers

Entirely standalone. No computers, cloud servers, or local Wi-Fi bridges required for signal routing.

On-Silicon FFT

High-speed Fast Fourier Transform analysis is performed directly on the ESP32-C3 Leader nodes in real-time.

Atomic Broadast

True plug-and-play. Followers synchronize instantly to the broadcast frequency the millisecond they receive power.

Engineering Philosophy: Parametric Scaling

The PULSE ecosystem is designed to be hardware-agnostic, supporting a vast array of haptic motors with varying shapes, displacements, and voltages. Instead of manually redesigning enclosures for every iteration, we use high-performance Parametric Logic to instantly generate the precision Shell and Sled assemblies for any component stack.

(Note: I got sidetracked auditing the best real-time parametric modeling browser-based solutions for 2026, this multi-environment comparison below is the technical result).

Which is easiest to work with?
For both humans and AI, ForgeCAD is the superior workflow. By providing a "Studio" abstraction layer, it allows the designer to focus on the mechanical assembly rather than the underlying graphics plumbing, making it the fastest path from concept to STL export.
The Designer's Choice

ForgeCAD

High-level declarative studio. Uses the param() API for instant UI binding and rapid prototyping.

Launch Engine
High Performance

Manifold Raw

Bare-metal WASM kernel. The fastest boolean engine on the web, used for complex assembly mathematics.

Launch Engine
JS Ecosystem

OpenJSCAD

Pure functional JavaScript modeling. Modular, predictable, and deeply integrated with the JS ecosystem.

Launch Engine

Lifecycle Roadmap

Print mechanical prototypes (Sled + Shell)
Capture high-fidelity assembly photography
Technical documentation for modular logic
FFT Leader Node firmware implementation
Design modular charging dock (Magnetic pogo-pins)
Scale testing: 50+ Node node-to-node latency audit
Thermal stress test (Haptic duty cycle validation)