Note on Seminar on Haptic Interfaces (HI)

Paper Discussion

The topic of this seminar is a review of the State of Art of Haptic Interfaces and Devices. You are asked to give an overview of the appropriate technologies.

The suggested paper is the starting point of the discussion. We are especially interested in these points:

ü Natural interaction with the Virtual Environment (VE).

ü Components of an HI.

ü Fields where the HI could be used.

ü Fields where the HI should be used.

ü Fields where the HI must not be used

ü Variety of devices.

Additional Research

Your additional researches:

• Find more details on some of the device described on the paper.
• Find other examples of Devices from the web.
• Find other examples of Haptic Applications from the web.
• Research new technologies for the sense of touch.

Discussion Points

Some points for discussion:

1. Considering the Haptic Interfaces you’ve studied:
1. Do you think they are user-friendly devices ?
2. What the vantage of using an HI in the VR field ?
3. Pinpoint your attention on one of the device on the paper and find vantage and disadvantage.

2. Considering the Applications:
1. What is an HI useful for ?
2. Pinpoint your attention on one of the application/field on the paper and find vantage and disadvantage of using an HI.
3. Think a new application with one of the interfaces/devices from the paper.