DocumentCode
2237994
Title
A 2D-Motion Platform: The Cybercarpet
Author
Schwaiger, Martin C. ; Thümmel, Thomas ; Ulbrich, Heinz
Author_Institution
Inst. of Appl. Mech.
fYear
2007
fDate
22-24 March 2007
Firstpage
415
Lastpage
420
Abstract
This paper presents the cybercarpet, an advanced model of a 2D locomotion interface with high velocities and high accuracy. The cybercarpet consists of an array of balls which are actuated by a belt mounted on a turntable. The goal is to keep the walker in the center of the platform while he performs arbitrary motions in the virtual environment. The current approach is based on mechanical principles and components which could also be used for a big scale platform. Moreover the findings presented in this work are judged with respect to up scalability
Keywords
user interfaces; virtual reality; 2D locomotion interface; 2D-motion platform; ball bearing platform; cybercarpet; treadmill; user interface; virtual environment; Belts; Humans; Legged locomotion; Prototypes; Servomechanisms; Servomotors; Testing; Vectors; Vehicles; Virtual environment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
EuroHaptics Conference, 2007 and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems. World Haptics 2007. Second Joint
Conference_Location
Tsukaba
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2738-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WHC.2007.1
Filename
4145210
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