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HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
13 years 10 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
13 years 10 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
13 years 10 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
13 years 10 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
13 years 10 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
13 years 10 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
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
A Network-ready Multi-lateral High Fidelity Haptic Probe
We describe a system comprising two or several haptic probes each having a sensor, an actuator, and circuitry. The inputs and outputs can be connected to audio channels of standar...
Hsin-Yun Yao, Vincent Hayward
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Tactual Frequency and Amplitude Discrimination with Fixed and Roving Background
The authors present frequency and amplitude discrimination thresholds for motional and vibrational stimuli presented with and without the presence of roving background signals. Pa...
Ali Israr, Hong Z. Tan, Charlotte M. Reed
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Determining the Feasibility of Forearm Mounted Vibrotactile Displays
At first glance, multi-element forearm mounted vibrotactile displays would appear to have considerable potential as an output device for mobile computing. The devices are small, r...
Ian Oakley, Yeongmi Kim, Junhun Lee, Jeha Ryu
HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Haptically Annotated Movies: Reaching Out and Touching the Silver Screen
The film industry consistently strives to make the movie-going experience more immersive and more captivating, through larger screens, higher-quality images, and increasingly soph...
Derek Gaw, Daniel Morris, Kenneth Salisbury