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Haptic Technology Touch The Virtual': Made by - Abhay Singh I.T 0809013002
Haptic Technology Touch The Virtual': Made by - Abhay Singh I.T 0809013002
Haptic Technology Touch The Virtual': Made by - Abhay Singh I.T 0809013002
Haptics is derived from the Greek word haptikos which means-being able to come into contact with THE SCIENCE OF TOUCH
What is haptics ?
It refers to technology that interfaces the user with a virtual Environment via sense of touch by applying forces vibrations And or motions
Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is the technology which allows the user to interact with the computer-simulated environment.
Haptic feedback
Our primary interface with the real world is our haptic sense (sense of touch).
Haptic feedback
In order to complete the imitation of the real world one should be able to interact with the environment and get a feedback.
User should be able to touch the virtual
Haptic devices
Haptic device is the one that provides a physical
interface between the user and the virtual environment by means of a computer Virtual reality based devices I. Exoskeletions II. Gloves and wearable devices III. Specific task and point source devices IV. Locomotion interfaces
Exoskeletons
large and immobile systems that the user must attach him or herself to.
FEEDBACK DEVICES
Haptics is implemented through different type of interactions with a haptic device communicating with the computer. These interactions can be categorized into the different types of touch sensations a user can receive:
Tactile feedback
Refers to the sensations felt by the skin. It allows the user to feel things such as the
Force Feedback
It reproduces the directional forces that can result from solid boundaries. E.g. the weight of virtual objects, inertia, etc.
How it works?
Applications
Virtual reality
Virtual surgery Tele-presence Human assistive devices Games & many more
Tele-presence
LIMITATIONS
These devices can only exert forces with
limited magnitude and not equally in all directions An ideal device would render zero impedence when simulating in a free space Haptic rendering algorithms operate in descrete times whereas users operate in continous line This device sensors have finite resolution
FUTURE VISION
RELIABLE VIRTUAL REALITY ACCURATE SURGERY: doctors train for
Conclusion
Finally we shouldnt forget that touch and physical interaction are among the fundemental ways in which we understand our world and effect to changes in it Large potential for applications in critical fields as well as for leisurely pleasures. Haptic devices must be miniaturized so that they are lighter, simpler and easier to use.
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