Title
Force sensitive handles and capacitive touch sensor for driving a flexible haptic-based immersive system.
Abstract
In this article, we present an approach that uses both two force sensitive handles (FSH) and a flexible capacitive touch sensor (FCTS) to drive a haptic-based immersive system. The immersive system has been developed as part of a multimodal interface for product design. The haptic interface consists of a strip that can be used by product designers to evaluate the quality of a 3D virtual shape by using touch, vision and hearing and, also, to interactively change the shape of the virtual object. Specifically, the user interacts with the FSH to move the virtual object and to appropriately position the haptic interface for retrieving the six degrees of freedom required for both manipulation and modification modalities. The FCTS allows the system to track the movement and position of the user's fingers on the strip, which is used for rendering visual and sound feedback. Two evaluation experiments are described, which involve both the evaluation and the modification of a 3D shape. Results show that the use of the haptic strip for the evaluation of aesthetic shapes is effective and supports product designers in the appreciation of the aesthetic qualities of the shape.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.3390/s131013487
SENSORS
Keywords
Field
DocType
flexible sensor,conformable sensor,tactile data processing,haptic interface,haptic strip
Virtual image,Computer vision,Six degrees of freedom,Capacitive sensing,Immersion (virtual reality),Artificial intelligence,Engineering,Product design,Rendering (computer graphics),Haptic technology
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
13
10.0
1424-8220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.53
14
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mario Covarrubias1235.23
Monica Bordegoni220.53
Umberto Cugini320.53