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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298979603321

Titolo

Engineering Haptic Devices : A Beginner's Guide / / edited by Christian Hatzfeld, Thorsten A. Kern

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Springer London : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

1-4471-6518-7

Edizione

[2nd ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (596 p.)

Collana

Springer Series on Touch and Haptic Systems, , 2192-2977

Disciplina

004

005.437

4019

621.39

Soggetti

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Control engineering

Robotics

Mechatronics

Computer engineering

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

Control, Robotics, Mechatronics

Computer Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword -- Preface -- Symbols -- Indices and Distinctions -- Glossary -- Abbreviations.-Part I Basics.- Motivation and Application of Haptic Systems -- Haptics as an Interaction Modality -- The User’s Role in Haptic System Design -- Development of Haptic Systems -- Part II Designing Haptic Systems.- Identification of Requirements -- General Systems Structures -- Control of Haptic Systems -- Kinematic Design -- Actuator Design -- Sensor Design -- Interface Design -- Software Design for Virtual Reality Applications -- Evaluation of Haptic Systems -- Examples of Haptic Systems Development -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Index -- Impedance Values of Grasps -- URL’s.

Sommario/riassunto

In this greatly reworked second edition of Engineering Haptic Devices



the psychophysic content has been thoroughly revised and updated. Chapters on haptic interaction, system structures and design methodology were rewritten from scratch to include further basic principles and recent findings. New chapters on the evaluation of haptic systems and the design of three exemplary haptic systems from science and industry have been added. This book was written for students and engineers that are faced with the development of a task-specific haptic system. It is a reference book for the basics of haptic interaction and existing haptic systems and methods as well as an excellent source of information for technical questions arising in the design process of systems and components. Divided into two parts, part I contains typical application areas of haptic systems and a thorough analysis of haptics as an interaction modality. The role of the user in the design of haptic systems is discussed and relevant design and development stages are outlined. Part II presents all relevant problems in the design of haptic systems including general system and control structures, kinematic structures, actuator principles and sensors for force and kinematic measures. Further chapters examine interfaces and software development for virtual reality simulations.