Title :
A haptic virtual environment for industrial training
Author :
Hosseini, Mojtaba ; Malric, Francois ; Georganas, Nicolas D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Eng., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents a haptic virtual environment application for industrial training. A choice of haptic devices. (PHANTOM and CyberForce/CyberGrasp) is used to perform a training exercise with the possibility of sharing virtual scene states with remote users to allow collaboration and remote observation. Furthermore, the application employs video textured avatars to improve face-to-face communication, a novel area of interest management mechanism to reduce network bandwidth usage, standard encoding of state updates for compatibility and is used in conjunction with various projection technologies such as a head mounted display, CAVE configuration or regular PC monitor. The paper serves to underline the various components needed for the development of a haptic virtual environment and our experiences in doing so.
Keywords :
computer based training; groupware; haptic interfaces; virtual reality; CAVE configuration; CyberForce; CyberGrasp; PC monitor; PHANTOM; collaboration; face-to-face communication; haptic devices; haptic virtual environment; head mounted display; industrial training; network bandwidth usage; projection technologies; remote observation; remote users; state update encoding; video textured avatars; virtual scene state sharing; Avatars; Collaboration; Haptic interfaces; Imaging phantoms; Industrial training; Layout; Management training; Project management; Video sharing; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Haptic Virtual Environments and Their Applications, IEEE International Workshop 2002 HAVE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7635-8
DOI :
10.1109/HAVE.2002.1106909
