Haptic feedback is becoming more prevalent in society as technology. He starts out by describing some vocabulary. Force feedback links the user to the computer by applying forces on the user. Tactile feedback is sensed by human receptors lying near the surface of the skins. Haptic feedback now is widely used to include tactile and force feedback. Degrees of freedom refers to the number of rotation and translations the device utilized. Actuators allows the device to exert the force on the user. Then he mentions the different types of devices that exist.
- desktop devices
- tactile devices
- 2 and 3 degree of freedom desktop devices: includes many game accessories.
- 5-7 degree of freedom desktop devices: pen devices
- haptic feedback gloves
- arm exoskeleton haptic devices
- workbenches
- human-scale haptic devices
- motion platforms
- locomotion interfaces
Discussion
These are a lot of haptic feedback devices. I never knew i was using a haptic device until i read this list, mainly the 2 and 3 DOF devices.
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