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HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Adaptation of Haptic Interfaces for a LabVIEW-based System Dynamics Course
This paper describes the development of haptic paddle laboratory kits and associated National Instruments LabVIEW virtual instrumentation to support the adaptation of laboratory e...
Kevin Bowen, Marcia Kilchenman O'Malley
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Pseudo-admittance Bilateral Telemanipulation with Guidance Virtual Fixtures
We present a novel bilateral telemanipulation control system called Pseudo-admittance, which is designed to mimic admittance control on systems where the master is an impedance-ty...
Jake J. Abbott, Allison M. Okamura
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 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&...
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Haptic-Based Biometrics: A Feasibility Study
Biometric systems identify users based on behavioral or physiological characteristics. The advantages of such systems over traditional authentication methods such as passwords are...
Mauricio Orozco Trujillo, Yednek Asfaw, Shervin Sh...
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Compact, Portable, Modular, High-performance, Distributed Tactile Transducer Device Based on Lateral Skin Deformation
We describe a tactile transducer system that has a compact, yet modular design. The tactile transducer comprises a 6×10 piezo bi
Qi Wang, Vincent Hayward
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Design and Development of a General Purpose 7 DOF Haptic Device
A seven degree-of-freedom (DOF) haptic device has been developed with applications towards robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery. The device consists of four degrees of force ...
Gregory Tholey, Jaydev P. Desai
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Fingertip Vibratory Transducer for Detecting Optical Edges Using Regenerative Feedback
We present a new method for sensing the visual environment using multiple transducers, each mounted on an individual fingertip to sense a single point in the visual surroundings. ...
Kimberly Zawrotny, Apryl Craig, David Weiser, Robe...
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
The Role of Prototyping Tools for Haptic Behavior Design
We describe key affordances required by tools for developing haptic behaviors. Haptic icon design involves the envisioning, expression and iterative modification of haptic behavio...
Colin Swindells, Evgeny Maksakov, Karon E. MacLean
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Measuring Fingertip Forces by Imaging the Fingernail
This paper presents an external camera method for measuring fingertip forces by imaging the fingernail and surrounding skin. This method is an alternative to the photoplethysmog...
Yu Sun, Young-Seok Kim, John M. Hollerbach, Thenku...
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Unwarping Encoder Ripple in Low Cost Haptic Interfaces
This paper describes a technique for unwarping encoder ripple in a low cost haptic interface prototype. We previously demonstrated how using a low-resolution optical encoder to el...
Dale A. Lawrence, Lucy Y. Pao, Sutha Aphanuphong