Haptic interface for perceiving remote object using a laser range finder

This paper describes development of a haptic interface using a laser range finder. The system consists of a laser range finder, computer and a 1 degree-of-freedom haptic apparatus. The haptic apparatus can generate a reaction force based on a distance to a remote object that is measured by the laser range finder. A user can feel the shape of a remote object by holding this interface and pointing the object. Through an experiment, the effectiveness of this system was confirmed.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: HAPTICS
• Authors: Hiroaki Yano, Yuichi Miyamoto, Hiroo Iwata
• Keywords: Degree-of-freedom Haptic Apparatus, Haptic Apparatus, HAPTICS 2009, Laser Range finder, Virtual Reality