Title :
A Virtual Reality Toolkit for Path Planning and Manipulation at Nano-scale
Author :
Varol, Aydin ; Gunev, Ihsan ; Basdogan, Cagatay
Author_Institution :
College of Engineering, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey email: avarol@ku.edu.tr
Abstract :
A virtual reality (VR) toolkit that integrates the human operator into a virtual environment by means of visual and haptic feedback has been developed to design and test manipulation strategies at nano-scale. Currently, the toolkit is capable of modeling the mechanistic interactions between an AFM tip and spherical particles on a substrate surface and generating optimum manipulation paths using a potential field approach. In addition, haptic fixtures were designed to guide the user to follow the calculated paths.
Keywords :
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM); Virtual Reality (VR); haptics; nano-manipulation; path planning; Atomic force microscopy; Design engineering; Feedback; Haptic interfaces; Humans; Path planning; Probes; Surface topography; Virtual environment; Virtual reality; Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM); Virtual Reality (VR); haptics; nano-manipulation; path planning;
Conference_Titel :
Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2006 14th Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0226-3
DOI :
10.1109/HAPTIC.2006.1627131
