Engineering Haptic Devices A Beginner's Guide for Engineers /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kern, Thorsten A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Bioinformatics.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.

Tactile perception and haptics are essential for us, as we gain information about structures and surface properties of physical objects by using the sense of touch. Haptics also enables us to manipulate the physical world. The emphasis of this book is put on technologies for artificially deceiving o...

Table of Contents:

• I Some Basics of Haptics
• Motivation and Application of Haptic Systems
• Terminology
• Biological Basics of Haptic Perception
• Modeling the User
• Internal Structure of Haptic Systems
• II Designing Haptic Systems
• Identification of Requirements
• Control of Haptic Systems
• Kinematic Design
• Actuator Design
• Force Sensor Design
• Application of Positioning Sensors
• Interface Selection
• Software Design
• Final Remarks on the Design of Haptic Systems
• III Appendix
• URLs
• Mechanical Impedances and Admittances for Translatory and Rotatory Systems
• Details about Gyrators and Transformers
• Impedance Values of Grasps.