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HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Dielectric Elastomer Spring Roll Actuators for a Portable Force Feedback Device
In this paper, we present a new portable force feedback device for surgery simulations. Dielectric elastomer spring roll linear actuators for this device were manufactured, and ch...
Rui Zhang, Patrick Lochmatter, Andreas M. Kunz, G&...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
113views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
14 years 1 months ago
Bilateral Control of a Teleoperator for Soft Tissue Palpation: Design and Experiments
Abstract— In robot-assisted interventions, providing a surgeon with haptic information regarding contacts made between surgical instruments and tissue can improve task performanc...
Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moalle...
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Bi-Level and Anti-Aliased Rendering Methods for a Low-Resolution 2D Vibrotactile Array
We investigate rendering methods for 2D tactile arrays. We present four rendering methods, two of which are anti-aliased methods to improve display quality and smoothness. We desc...
Christoph W. Borst, Alp V. Asutay
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
A First Investigation into the Effectiveness of Tactons
This paper reports two experiments relating to the design of Tactons (or tactile icons). The first experiment investigated perception of vibro-tactile “roughness” (created usi...
Lorna M. Brown, Stephen A. Brewster, Helen C. Purc...
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Validation of Torso Force Feedback Slope Simulation through an Energy Cost Comparison
This paper compares the energy cost of locomotion on a real slope and on a simulated slope using a tether force on the Sarcos Treadport. Walking and running both up and down slope...
Craig R. Parker, David R. Carrier, John M. Hollerb...