Development of Micromanipulation Systems Using Haptic Interface

Development of Micromanipulator and Haptic Interface for Networked Micromanipulation

In this paper, telemicromanipulation systems with haptic feedback, which are connected through network, are proposed. It is based on scaled bilateral teleoperation systems between different structures. These systems are composed of an original 6 degree of freedom (DOF) parallel link manipulator to carry out micromanipulation and a 6-DOF haptic interface with force feedback. A parallel mechanism...

Simulation of the Admittance Control Based Haptic Interface Device

Development of a wearable haptic game interface

This paper outlines the development and evaluation of a wearable haptic game interface. The device differs from many traditional haptic feedback implementation in that it combines vibrotactile feedback with gesture based input, thus becoming a two way conduit between the user and the virtual environment. The device is intended to challenge what is considered an “interface” and sets out to purpo...

A Haptic Thermal Interface: towards Effective Multimodal User Interface Systems

Despite powerful sensory inputs (e.g., tactile and force feedback), haptic interface systems are still in an early stage of development for accomplishment of a high degree of realism. One of the key elements missing is the ability to present thermal information, such as the thermal conductivity and temperature of an object being manipulated. This real time information is one of the obstacles to...

Immobile Haptic Interface Using Tendon Electrical Stimulation

For whole-body interaction for computer entertainment, I propose applying electrical stimulations to tendons to create an illusory motion of the limbs so that real motion becomes unnecessary. Strong vibrations to joints induce the well-known kinesthetic illusion, but electrically inducing this illusion has been rarely explored. An experiment is described showing that this illusion can be genera...