Haptic Technology for 3D Interaction
Haptic technology lets offer touch feedback and tactile illusions on interactive 3D applications, enriching the whole experience adding physiological and emotional sensations through devices composed by one or more actuators. Likewise, meaningful haptic information can be provided to the user for task completion events, hovering effects, warning messages, illusory sensations among others.
We are creating haptic techniques to offer touch feedback through wireless haptic devices and this project aims at enhancing the experience on 3D interactive applications providing:
- Enhanced realism
- Improved usability
- Intuitive touch feedback
- Tactile illusions
The haptic technology we are developing comprise the use Smart Bluetooth technology for wireless communication and a set of shaftless vibrating elements, managed and controlled by embedded software running on an ARM Cortex SoC with low energy
Size shrinking of the device electronics (from WiFi to Bluetooth LE).
Our first attempt is to offer haptic feedback on a finger using a ring which was sketched,
Sketching and
In terms of getting a comfortable, useful and reliable ring device, we iterated over 3D printers,
Sample iterations with different 3D printers,
Our first haptic ring (HapRing) prototype is ready and fully functional. In the last
HapRing V1.0 (top). Some demo applications (bottom).
We are currently developing new haptic techniques including new haptic devices for further research on touch feedback for 3D user interfaces across different 3D application environments.
Contacts
Oscar J. Ariza N. and Paul Lubos