• DocumentCode
    1857041
  • Title

    Initial results using Eddy Current Brakes as Fast Turn-on, Programmable Physical Dampers for Haptic Rendering

  • Author

    Campion, Gianni ; Gosline, Andrew H. ; Hayward, Vincent

  • Author_Institution
    Haptics Laboratory, Center for Intelligent Machines McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada, e-mail: champ@cim.mcgill.ca
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    25-26 March 2006
  • Firstpage
    73
  • Lastpage
    74
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the use of eddy current braking as programmable, fast turn-on, physical damping to improve both the impedance range and stability of a haptic interface while rendering virtual walls and friction.
  • Keywords
    Haptic rendering; actuators; haptic devices; stability; Blades; Conductors; Damping; Displays; Eddy currents; Haptic interfaces; Rendering (computer graphics); Shock absorbers; Stability; Toroidal magnetic fields; Haptic rendering; actuators; haptic devices; stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2006 14th Symposium on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-4244-0226-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/HAPTIC.2006.1627060
  • Filename
    1627060