Let's use haptics!

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2013

Authors

Quintas, MR (Author) Other; Restivo, MT (Author) FEUP; Rodrigues, J (Author) Other; Ubaldo, P (Author) Other

Journal

Title: International Journal of Online Engineering

Vol. 9

Pages: 65-67

ISSN: 1868-1646

Publisher: Kassel University Press GmbH

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge

Scopus - 3 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-009-D0E

DOI: 10.3991/ijoe.v9is8.3392

Abstract (EN): The concept and the use of haptic devices need to be disseminated and they should become familiar among young people. At present haptics are used in many everyday tasks in different fields. Additionally, their use in interaction with virtual reality applications simulating real systems sense of touch will increase the users' realism and immersion and, consequently, they will contribute to improve the intrinsic knowledge to the simulations' goals. However, haptics are associated with expensive equipment and usually they offer several degrees of freedom. The objective of this work is to make their cost not much more expensive than a "special" mouse by offering a low cost solution with just one degree of freedom (1DOF) useful in many simple cases. Additionally, it is also an objective of this work the development of simple virtual reality systems requiring interactions only requiring one degree of freedom. A low cost, single-axis force-feedback haptic device of 1 degree of freedom has been developed. For evaluating the interest of this prototype a "Spring Constant" application was built and used as a demonstrator. The complete system - the haptic interacting with the "Spring Constant" - will be described in the present work.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific