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Design and Performance of a High Fidelity, Low Mass, Linear Haptic Display
Pisa, Italy March 18-March 20
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/WHC.2005.30First Joint Eurohaptics Conference an ...
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David W. Weir, Northwestern University
Michael A. Peshkin, Northwestern University
J. Edward Colgate, Northwestern University
Pietro Buttolo, Ford Motor Company
We built a high fidelity, low mass, linear haptic display, with a peak force output of 8.5 Newtons, continuous force output of 1.3 Newtons, range of motion of approximately 15 millimeters, sensing resolution of 0.5 microns, and a -3dB bandwidth of approximately 550 Hz. By having low apparent mass of approximately 5 grams, we can realistically render linear switches, which themselves have a moving mass of only a few grams. This device utilizes a low inertia rotary motor, but over only a limited range of motion, allowing it to be driven without commutation. We constructed a linear, current controlled amplifier to drive the system. Additionally, the motor windings allow us to use electrical damping to add physical damping to the system to improve its performance.
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David W. Weir, Michael A. Peshkin, J. Edward Colgate, Pietro Buttolo, "Design and Performance of a High Fidelity, Low Mass, Linear Haptic Display," whc, pp.177-182, First Joint Eurohaptics Conference and Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems (WHC'05), 2005
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