Title :
Unimanual, bimanual and bilateral weight perception of virtual objects in the Master Finger 2 environment
Author :
Giachritsis, Christos D. ; Garcia-Robledo, Pablo, Jr. ; Barrio, Jorge ; Wing, Alan M. ; Ferre, Manuel
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Human users can obtain information about the physical properties of an object through direct manipulation with one or two hands. Object manipulation of virtual objects using force feedback haptic interfaces is very challenging due to current technological constrains that often affect the information obtained by the user. Here, we describe the Master Finger 2 (MF2), a force feedback device which allows manipulation of one or more objects with one or two hands. We use experimental data to evaluate the performance of MF2 based on its capability to simulate effectively the weight of virtual objects. The results and implications for system design are discussed.
Keywords :
feedback; manipulators; user interfaces; virtual reality; force feedback haptic interfaces; master finger 2; object manipulation; virtual objects; weight perception; Containers; Fingers; Force; Grasping; Sensitivity; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
RO-MAN, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Viareggio
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7991-7
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.2010.5598622