HAPTIC SYSTEMS

OUTLINE
IMPORTANT CONCEPTS IN HAPTICS. EXAMPLES OF HAPTIC COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS. APPLICATION IN VARIOUS FIELDS. SUMMARY.

WHAT IS HAPTICS ?
HAPTICS-The technology that interfaces human interaction with external enviroinment via touch. Developing a computer controlled system to physically interact with a Virtual or remote enviroinment. Originated from the Greek word HAPTETHESAI.

WORKING OF HAPTICS

HAPTIC INFORMATION
TACTILE INFORMATIONS KINESTHETIC INFORMATION HAPTIC INFORMATION=TACTILE +KINESTHETIC INFORMATION

1) Creation of an artificial environment. 2) 3D effect. 3) Increased realism. 4) Special sensory input devices are used.

VIRTUAL REALITY

HAPTIC FEEDBACK
BASIC BLOCK DIAGRAM MAIN ELEMENTS: 1) Simulation Engine 2) Haptic Rendering Algorithms 3) Transducers

HAPTIC DEVICES
A device that intervenes a user and computer for haptic interactions.

CLASSIFICATION
1) VIRTUAL REALITY/TELEROBOTICS Exoskeletal devices Gloves and wearable devices Point sources 2) FEEDBACK DEVICES Force feedback devices

SOME POPULARLY USED HAPTIC INTERFACING DEVICES

i) Devoloped by Sensable Tech. ii) 6 DOF device. iii) Pen based interaction. iv) Serial linkage. v) Force feedback. vi) Was the breakthrough performance in the field of haptics.

PHANTOM

CONTACT DISPLAY DESIGN

Devoloped by Immersion corp. Basic system includes 1) Cyberglove. 2)An instrumentation unit. 3) A serial connection to the computer. 4) A virtual hand graphic model display.

CYBERGLOVE

MECHANICAL STRUCTURE

OTHER POPULARLY USED HAPTIC DEVICES..

BMW IDRIVE

VIBROTACTILE VEST NOVINT FALCON

HAPTIC INTERFACE

HAPTIC RENDERING
1) Compute the interaction forces b/w the haptic interface and virtual object.
2) Ensure that the haptic device correctly renders such forces on the human operator.

AVATAR
1) Virtual representation of the haptic interface by which the user physically interacts with the virtual env . 2) Choice depends on the object simulated and the device capabilities.

HAPTIC RENDERING ALGORITHMS

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

Contd..
HAPTIC RENDERING TECHNIQUES Point interaction rendering Single points of a probe, thimble or stylus is employed. Ray based rendering Probe is modeled in the virtual environment as a finite ray.

APPLICATIONS
1) Graphical user interfaces. 2) Surgical simulation and medical training. 3) Telerobotics. 4) Military applications. 5) Museum displays. 6) Assistive technologies for the blind and visually impaired.

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES.

SURGICAL SIMULATION & MEDICAL TRAINING

MILITARY TRAINING

LIMITATIONS OF HAPTICS
1) Can only exert forces with limited magnitude. 2) Haptic systems arent ideal force transducers due to existence of friction, inertia, backlash etc. 3) Haptic rendering algorithms operates in discrete time while users in continuous time. 4) The position sensors have finite resolutions.

Can Touch be distributed over space and time, recorded and broadcasted like streaming data?

FUTURE VISION

CONCLUSION
1) Future for online computing and ecommerce. 2) Enhance the shopper experience and help online shopper to feel the merchandise without leave their home. 3) Because of the increasing applications of haptics, the cost of the haptic devices will drop in future.

REFERENCES
http://www.technologyreview.com http://www.sensable.com jks-folks.stanford.edu/papers/HapticRendering.pdf http://www.informit.com http://www.wikipedia.com http://www.google.com

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