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Augmenting a Custom Haptic Input Device Handle with Force Feedback for Intuitive Grasping
Haptic input devices offer an elegant way to intuitively control robotic systems. Several custom handles for such a haptic input device have been developed in a past project. Your task will be to augment one these custom handles with grasping force feedback.
Haptic input devices offer an elegant way to intuitively control robotic systems. They not only
allow the transmission of user motions to the robot, but also to haptically render the interaction forces
occurring between the robot and its surroundings. It has been shown in several areas that this additional
type of feedback can help the user to perform tasks more quickly and safely. The lambda.6 by Force
Dimension is a haptic input device with six degrees of freedom (DoFs); several custom handles for
this device have been developed and assessed.
Haptic input devices offer an elegant way to intuitively control robotic systems. They not only allow the transmission of user motions to the robot, but also to haptically render the interaction forces occurring between the robot and its surroundings. It has been shown in several areas that this additional type of feedback can help the user to perform tasks more quickly and safely. The lambda.6 by Force Dimension is a haptic input device with six degrees of freedom (DoFs); several custom handles for this device have been developed and assessed.
In its current state, the haptic input device fitted with one of the custom handles allows
the user to control as well as to sense force feedback in six DoFs; three translations, and three rotations.
In a next step, we wish to include control and force feedback of a seventh DoF for grasping; an example of
such an additional DoF can be seen in the attached pdf. Your task will be to augment one of the custom handles developed with grasping force feedback, to manufacture your new design, and to validate its functionality.
In its current state, the haptic input device fitted with one of the custom handles allows the user to control as well as to sense force feedback in six DoFs; three translations, and three rotations. In a next step, we wish to include control and force feedback of a seventh DoF for grasping; an example of such an additional DoF can be seen in the attached pdf. Your task will be to augment one of the custom handles developed with grasping force feedback, to manufacture your new design, and to validate its functionality.