Haptic interface for perceiving remote object using a laser range finder

Author

Yano, Hiroaki ; Miyamoto, Yuichi ; Iwata, Hiroo

Author_Institution

Univ. of Tsukuba, Tsukuba

fYear

2009

fDate

18-20 March 2009

Firstpage

196

Lastpage

201

Abstract

This paper describes development of a haptic interface using a laser range finder. The system consists of a laser range finder, a 1 degree-of-freedom haptic apparatus and a computer. The haptic apparatus can generate a reaction force based on a distance to a remote object that is measured by the laser range finder. A user can feel the shape of a remote object by holding this interface and pointing the object. Three haptic rendering algorithms were developed. Through some experiments, the effectiveness of this system was confirmed.

Keywords

electrical engineering computing; haptic interfaces; laser ranging; haptic apparatus; haptic interface; haptic rendering algorithms; laser range finder; reaction force; remote object; Force measurement; Force sensors; Glass; Haptic interfaces; Optical sensors; Shape measurement; Tactile sensors; Teleoperators; Ultrasonic variables measurement; Virtual environment; H.5.1 [INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION]: Multimedia Information Systems—Artificial, augmented, and virtual realities; H.5.2 [INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION]: User Interfaces—Haptic I/O;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

EuroHaptics conference, 2009 and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems. World Haptics 2009. Third Joint

Conference_Location

Salt Lake City, UT

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3858-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WHC.2009.4810889

Filename

4810889