Title :
Design of a 2D joystick for robot control based on a 6 DOF haptic device
Author :
Brooks, Daniel J. ; Lunderville, Michael ; Yanco, Holly A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
Abstract :
We introduce a simple modification which can be applied to a commercial haptic device to convert it into a 2D haptic joystick. We also introduce a simplified haptic API designed to allow rapid development of sophisticated haptic feedback behaviors on our 2D joystick. Finally, we present a case study in which we demonstrate the implementation of a haptic effect for controlling an autonomous robot using our set up. The design files, software, and instructions needed to duplicate our set up are being made publicly available.
Keywords :
application program interfaces; haptic interfaces; interactive devices; mobile robots; 2D haptic joystick design; 6 DOF haptic device; autonomous robot control; commercial haptic device; design files; simplified haptic API; sophisticated haptic feedback behavior; Haptic interfaces; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Woburn, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-6223-8
DOI :
10.1109/TePRA.2013.6556378
