FREEDOM-7: A High Fidelity Seven Axis Haptic Device with Application to Surgical Training

: A seven axis haptic device, called the Freedom-7, is described in relation to its application to surgical training. The generality of its concept makes it also relevant to most other haptic applications. The design rationale is driven by a long list of requirements since such a device is meant to interact with the human hand: uniform response, balanced inertial properties, static balancing, low inertia, high frequency response, high resolution, low friction, arbitrary reorientation, and low visual intrusion. Some basic performance figures are also reported.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1997
• Where: ISER
• Authors: Vincent Hayward, P. Gregorio, Oliver R. Astley, Stephanie Greenish, Michel Doyon, L. Lessard, J. McDougall, I. Sinclair, S. Boelen, X. Chen, J.-G. Demers, J. Poulin, I. Benguigui, N. Almey, B. Makuc, X. Zhang
• Keywords: Axis Haptic Device, Haptic Applications, ISER 1997, Low Visual Intrusion, Robotics