A new desk-top encounter-type haptic device with an actively driven pen-tablet LCD panel |
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Authors: | Motoki Takagi Jumpei Arata Akihito Sano Hideo Fujimoto |
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Affiliation: | 1. Iwate University, Organization of Revitalization for Sanriku-Region , 4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate , 020-8551 , Japan mtakag@iwate-u.ac.jp;3. Nagoya Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Engineering , Gokisocho, Syowaku, Nagoya, Aichi , 466-5555 , Japan |
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Abstract: | 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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Keywords: | haptics parallel mechanism encounter-type haptic device |
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