Haptics

‘Touch the virtual’

Submitted To: Presented By:-

Ms. Jyoti Bhatnagar Bhanu Jain
Ms. Honey Saxena Roll no:30
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‘Haptics’ is derived from the Greek word ‘haptikos’
which means – ‘being able to come into contact’
THE SCIENCE OF TOUCH
 Areas of Haptics
• Human Haptics

• Machine Haptics

• Computer Haptics
 Virtual Reality
• Virtual reality is a form of human - computer
interaction providing a virtual environment
that one can explore through direct
interaction with our senses.

• It’s only an imitation of the real world.

 The real world
• User should be able to touch the virtual
object and feel a response from it.

• In order to complete the imitation of the

real world one should be able to interact
with the environment and get a feedback.

• This feedback is called Haptic Feedback

 Basic idea
• Haptics, is the technology of adding the
sensation of touch and feeling to computers.

• A haptic device gives people a sense of touch

with computer-generated environments, so that
when virtual objects are touched, they seem real
and tangible.
• Understanding and enabling a compelling
experience of Presence not limited to "being
there", but extended to "being in touch" with
remote or virtual surroundings.
 The Technology
Haptics is implemented through different type of
interactions with a haptic device communicating with the
computer. These interactions can be categorized into the
different types of touch sensations a user can receive:
• Tactile feedback
• Force feedback
 Tactile feedback
• Refers to the sensations felt by the skin.

• It allows the user to feel things such as

the texture of surfaces, temperature and
vibration.
 Force feedback
• It reproduces the directional forces that
can result from solid boundaries.

• E.g. the weight of virtual objects, inertia,

etc.
 How it works?

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 Haptic devices
It allows users to touch, feel and manipulate
3-D objects in virtual environments.
 How are Haptic devices different?

• Common interface devices like mouse

and joystick are only input devices. No
feedback.
• Haptic devices are input-output devices.
 Phantom device

PHANTOM® interface
from Sensable Technologies
 Cyber Grasp

Immersion
Corporation

This device fits over the user's entire hand

like an exoskeleton and adds resistive force
feedback to each finger
Force Feedback

Force FeedBack
By Logitec
 Magnetic Levitation Haptic
Interfaces

A technology for feeling

sensation over total body

Carnegie Mellon University

 Applications
• Games

• Virtual reality

• Virtual surgery

• Tele-presence
Gaming Application

Make real experience of

gaming

Novint Falcon haptics

controller
Surgery
Tele - presence
MobIies

Nokia and Prada

Implemented using
piezoelectric sensor pads
 Conclusion
• Haptic is the future for online computing and
e-commerce, it will enhance the shopper
experience and help online shopper to feel the
merchandise without leave their home.

• Large potential for applications in critical fields as

well as for leisurely pleasures.

• Haptic devices must be smaller so that they are

lighter, simpler and easier to use.