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Using Simple Force Feedback Mechanisms as Haptic Visualization Tools

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Summary, in English

Force feedback (FF) is a technology which is very interesting in the context of human machine interfaces. This as it is usable as a haptic interface, which makes it possible to model and simulate objects and textures. One problem with haptic FF devices today is that most of them are of professional or research standard, which makes

them expensive. The technology of FF have also been introduced in another context, that of home entertainment and computer games. Here there are a number of highvolume, (relatively) low fidelity products, available at a much lower price (around 1% of a professional system). We have investigated if one of these products, the Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro, is possible to use in the context of visualization of objects. The chosen objects were labyrinths with stiff walls. The result is that it is possible, with some important limitations.

Publishing year

1999

Language

English

Pages

820-824

Publication/Series

[Host publication title missing]

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Topic

  • Human Computer Interaction

Conference name

Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Conference date

1999-05-24 - 1999-05-26

Conference place

Venice, Italy

Status

Published