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HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
14 years 7 months ago
A Haptic Interface for Human-in-the-Loop Manipulation at the Nanoscale
This paper outlines major challenges that we are facing in interfacing a human user with objects in the nanoworld via a haptic interface. After a review of prior efforts at haptic...
Hong Z. Tan, Laron Walker, Ron Reifenberger, Sorub...
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
14 years 7 months ago
Effect of Cognitive Load on Tactor Location Identification in Zero-g
A wearable haptic interface has been developed to impart vibrotactile information to its user with the goal of improving situation awareness. The effectiveness of the haptic inter...
Anu Bhargava, Michael Scott, Ryan Traylor, Roy Chu...
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
14 years 7 months ago
Friction Modeling and Compensation for Haptic Interfaces
Friction cancellation and high gain force feedback are studied for their relative benefits in mitigating the effects of friction in haptic interfaces. Although either technique a...
Nicholas L. Bernstein, Dale A. Lawrence, Lucy Y. P...
NORDICHI
2006
ACM
14 years 7 months ago
One-dimensional force feedback slider: going from an analogue to a digital platform
This paper examines the use of motorized physical sliders with position and force as input and output parameters for tangible human computer interaction. Firstly, we present an an...
Ali Shahrokni, Julio Jenaro, Tomas Gustafsson, And...
IROS
2006
IEEE
149views Robotics» more  IROS 2006»
14 years 7 months ago
Novel Control Methods for Multi-fingered Haptic Interface Robot
- Haptic interfaces presenting force and tactile feeling at human fingertips are used in the area of telemanipulation of robots, simulation and design in virtual reality environmen...
Tetsuya Mouri, Haruhisa Kawasaki, Kazushige Kigaku...
IROS
2007
IEEE
197views Robotics» more  IROS 2007»
14 years 8 months ago
Generic and systematic evaluation of haptic interfaces based on testbeds
— The purpose of evaluation procedures is to achieve both qualitative and quantitative statements on haptic rendering realism and performance. Since a haptic interface provides a...
Evren Samur, Fei Wang, Ulrich Spaelter, Hannes Ble...
ICRA
2007
IEEE
131views Robotics» more  ICRA 2007»
14 years 8 months ago
Simulation Issues in Haptics
Abstract— In this paper, two problems related to the simulation of virtual environments for haptic systems are considered. The first problem is how to simulate, in discrete time...
Gianni Borghesan, Alessandro Macchelli, Claudio Me...
ICRA
2007
IEEE
133views Robotics» more  ICRA 2007»
14 years 8 months ago
Passive Virtual Fixtures Based on Simulated Position-Dependent Anisotropic Plasticity
— This paper presents an approach for producing virtual fixture based on simulated plasticity, which can be used for assisting precise manual manipulations performed by human us...
Ryo Kikuuwe, Naoyuki Takesue, Hideo Fujimoto
HAPTICS
2007
IEEE
14 years 8 months ago
Multi-Fingered Haptic Interface Robot Handling Plural Tool Devices
Tool-type haptic interfaces such as scissors are used to present force feeling for surgical training in virtual reality environment. Presentation of force feelings of plural tools...
Haruhisa Kawasaki, Tetsuya Mouri, Sho Ikenohata, Y...
HAPTICS
2008
IEEE
14 years 8 months ago
Model and Modeless Friction Compensation: Application to a Defective Haptic Interface
Abstract. This paper describes a preliminary work devoted to the design of a control architecture for a defective haptic interface, i.e. an underactuated haptic interface not able ...
Gianni Borghesan, Claudio Melchiorri