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Development of a force-torque hybrid haptic interface 'GyroCubeSensuous'


AIST has developed a haptic interface 'GyroCubeSensuous' of force and torque hybrid display in cooperation with the Graduate School of System and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba. The interface designed to generate both translational force and rotational torque in the virtual reality environment. The 'GyroCubeSensuous' in your palm provides the sense of one-directional movement out of reciprocated vibration of micro-displacement through adroit utilization of human sensory characteristics. This makes you experience an illusion like the interface is getting heavier or lighter, and even lifting in one direction.

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Figure 1: Grounding Interface
Figure 2: Non-grounding Interface
Figure 3: Problem: What do we do, for forcing without Grounding and Reaction Base?

Relational Information

AIST TODAY Vol.5, No.9 (2005) p.22-23



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