TY - JOUR
T1 - A new desk-top encounter-type haptic device with an actively driven pen-tablet LCD panel
AU - Takagi, Motoki
AU - Arata, Jumpei
AU - Sano, Akihito
AU - Fujimoto, Hideo
N1 - Funding Information:
A part of this study was funded by NEDO P08006 ‘Intelligent Surgical Instruments Project,’ Japan.
PY - 2013/4/1
Y1 - 2013/4/1
N2 - In conventional haptic devices for virtual reality (VR) systems, a user interacts with a scene by handling a tool (such as a pen) using a mechanical device (i.e. an end-effector-type haptic device). In the case that the device can mimic a VR object, the user can interact directly with the VR object without the mechanical constraint of a device (i.e. an encounter-type haptic device). A new challenge of an encounter-type haptic device is displaying the visuals and haptic information simultaneously on a single device. We are proposing a new desk-top encounter-type haptic device with an actively driven pen-tablet LCD panel. The proposed device is capable of providing pseudo-3D visuals and haptic information on a single device. As the result, the system provides to the user a sense of interaction with a real object. To develop a proof-of-concept prototype, a compact parallel mechanism was developed and implemented. The aim of this research is to propose a new concept in haptic research. In this paper, the concept, the prototype, and some preliminary evaluation tests with the proposed system are presented.
AB - In conventional haptic devices for virtual reality (VR) systems, a user interacts with a scene by handling a tool (such as a pen) using a mechanical device (i.e. an end-effector-type haptic device). In the case that the device can mimic a VR object, the user can interact directly with the VR object without the mechanical constraint of a device (i.e. an encounter-type haptic device). A new challenge of an encounter-type haptic device is displaying the visuals and haptic information simultaneously on a single device. We are proposing a new desk-top encounter-type haptic device with an actively driven pen-tablet LCD panel. The proposed device is capable of providing pseudo-3D visuals and haptic information on a single device. As the result, the system provides to the user a sense of interaction with a real object. To develop a proof-of-concept prototype, a compact parallel mechanism was developed and implemented. The aim of this research is to propose a new concept in haptic research. In this paper, the concept, the prototype, and some preliminary evaluation tests with the proposed system are presented.
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U2 - 10.1080/01691864.2013.756384
DO - 10.1080/01691864.2013.756384
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84875951723
VL - 27
SP - 407
EP - 415
JO - Advanced Robotics
JF - Advanced Robotics
SN - 0169-1864
IS - 6
ER -