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HAPTICS
2006
IEEE
15 years 10 months ago
Dielectric Elastomer Spring Roll Actuators for a Portable Force Feedback Device
In this paper, we present a new portable force feedback device for surgery simulations. Dielectric elastomer spring roll linear actuators for this device were manufactured, and ch...
Rui Zhang, Patrick Lochmatter, Andreas M. Kunz, G&...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
113views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
15 years 10 months ago
Bilateral Control of a Teleoperator for Soft Tissue Palpation: Design and Experiments
Abstract— In robot-assisted interventions, providing a surgeon with haptic information regarding contacts made between surgical instruments and tissue can improve task performanc...
Mahdi Tavakoli, Rajnikant V. Patel, Mehrdad Moalle...
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
15 years 10 months ago
Bi-Level and Anti-Aliased Rendering Methods for a Low-Resolution 2D Vibrotactile Array
We investigate rendering methods for 2D tactile arrays. We present four rendering methods, two of which are anti-aliased methods to improve display quality and smoothness. We desc...
Christoph W. Borst, Alp V. Asutay
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
15 years 10 months ago
A First Investigation into the Effectiveness of Tactons
This paper reports two experiments relating to the design of Tactons (or tactile icons). The first experiment investigated perception of vibro-tactile “roughness” (created usi...
Lorna M. Brown, Stephen A. Brewster, Helen C. Purc...
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
15 years 10 months ago
Validation of Torso Force Feedback Slope Simulation through an Energy Cost Comparison
This paper compares the energy cost of locomotion on a real slope and on a simulated slope using a tether force on the Sarcos Treadport. Walking and running both up and down slope...
Craig R. Parker, David R. Carrier, John M. Hollerb...