We demonstrate the use of eddy current braking as programmable, fast turn-on, physical damping to improve both the impedance range and stability of a haptic interface while rendering virtual walls and friction.
Index Terms:
Haptic rendering, actuators, haptic devices, stability
Citation:
Gianni Campion, Andrew H. Gosline, Vincent Hayward, "Initial results using Eddy Current Brakes as Fast Turn-on, Programmable Physical Dampers for Haptic Rendering," haptics, pp.11, 2006 International Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems (HAPTICS'06), 2006