Title :
Handheld haptics: a USB media controller with force sensing
Author :
MacLean, Karon E. ; Shaver, Michael J. ; Pai, Dinesh K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., British Columbia Univ., Vancouver, BC, Canada
Abstract :
We discuss design principles for a handheld haptic device, scenarios for their use, and our implementation of a portable handheld haptic device following these principles. Handheld devices offer unique challenges and opportunities for haptics: they are compact, simple and consequently low cost, while promising comfort, low fatigue, and affordances for many useful tasks such as controlling digital media. We also describe the implementation of a semi-portable handheld force feedback display consisting of single actuated degree of freedom, orthogonal force sensing, and a USB controller for ease of connectivity to a variety of hosts
Keywords :
force feedback; haptic interfaces; USB; force feedback display; handheld control; handheld haptic device; haptics; media control; portable handheld haptic device; semi-portable; user sensing; Digital control; Displays; Force control; Force feedback; Handheld computers; Haptic interfaces; Mice; Prototypes; Streaming media; Universal Serial Bus;
Conference_Titel :
Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2002. HAPTICS 2002. Proceedings. 10th Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1489-8
DOI :
10.1109/HAPTIC.2002.998974
