Title :
What kind of haptic perception can we get with a one-wire interface?
Author :
Melchiorri, C. ; Vassura, G. ; Arcara, P.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica Inf. e Sistemistica, Bologna Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A haptic interface designed for exploration of unknown environments by a visually impaired person is presented. The main feature of this interface is that it is based on a single actuated wire, and therefore is a defective device, with minimum three actuators for 30 environments. The defectiveness of the device is partially compensated by using proper control strategies. Experiments on a laboratory setup are presented and discussed
Keywords :
computer vision; handicapped aids; haptic interfaces; virtual reality; WireMan; computer vision; haptic interface; haptic perception; kinematically defective systems; single actuated wire; virtual environment; visually impaired person; Actuators; Cables; Cameras; Decoding; Haptic interfaces; Image converters; Kinematics; Laboratories; Stereo vision; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1999. Proceedings. 1999 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Detroit, MI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5180-0
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1999.772591
