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<p>Over the last two decades, various haptic interfaces have been developed. However, their workspace has been mechanically restricted. This limited workspace reduces operationality, because operation should be suspended at the boundary. In this paper, to tackle this problem, a spherical haptic interface is developed, which utilizes a ball as an interface with the human. The ball is driven by three DC motors through omni wheels. Consequently, unlimited workspace is achieved for orientation. Furthermore, a novel artificial sensation is implemented by rolling the ball with the palm.</p>
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Over the last two decades, various haptic interfaces have been developed. However, their workspace has been mechanically restricted. This limited workspace reduces operationality, because operation should be suspended at the boundary. In this paper, to tackle this problem, a spherical haptic interface is developed, which utilizes a ball as an interface with the human. The ball is driven by three DC motors through omni wheels. Consequently, unlimited workspace is achieved for orientation. Furthermore, a novel artificial sensation is implemented by rolling the ball with the palm.

A Spherical Haptic Interface with Unlimited Workspace

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

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Over the last two decades, various haptic interfaces have been developed. However, their workspace has been mechanically restricted. This limited workspace...

A Spherical Haptic Interface with Unlimited Workspace

Published Online: Dec 13, 2017

Page range: 376 - 388

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-398

Keywords
Haptic interface, virtual reality, human interface, joystick, teleoperation

© 2010 Yuichi Tsumaki et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A Spherical Haptic Interface with Unlimited Workspace

Published Online: Dec 13, 2017

Page range: 376 - 388

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-398

KeywordsHaptic interface, virtual reality, human interface, joystick, teleoperation

© 2010 Yuichi Tsumaki et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Haptic interface, virtual reality, human interface, joystick, teleoperation