Title :
Distributed PC-based haptic, visual and acoustic telepresence system-experiments in virtual and remote environments
Author :
Baier, H. ; Buss, M. ; Freyberger, F. ; Hoogen, J. ; Kammermeier, P. ; Schmidt, G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Autom. Control Eng., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Germany
Abstract :
We present a distributed PC-based multimodal (haptic, visual and acoustic) telepresence and virtual presence system. Two desktop kinesthetic devices (DeKiFeD3 and DeKiTop3) with 3 degrees-of-freedom have been developed for multi-modal telepresence. Feedback to the human modalities of the visual, auditory, kinesthetic, tactile and temperature senses is generated using appropriate actuator hardware. We present several applications in virtual presence and teleoperation in physical remote environments
Keywords :
acoustic transducers; feedback; force control; haptic interfaces; local area networks; microcomputer applications; tactile sensors; temperature sensors; virtual reality; DeKiFeD3; DeKiTop3; acoustic telepresence; desktop kinesthetic devices; distributed PC-based multimodal telepresence system; haptic telepresence; human modalities; remote environments; teleoperation; virtual environments; virtual presence; visual telepresence; Acoustic devices; Actuators; Communication networks; Feedback; Force sensors; Haptic interfaces; Humans; Space technology; Temperature sensors; Virtual reality;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Reality, 1999. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0093-5
DOI :
10.1109/VR.1999.756942
