| The goals of research conducted in the "Touch Lab" are to understand
human haptics, develop machine haptics, and enhance human-machine interactions
in virtual reality and teleoperator systems. The image below shows the relationship
between the different areas of Touch Lab research. A human (left) senses
and controls the position of the finger tip, while a robot (right) exerts
forces to simulate contact with a virtual object. Both systems have sensors
(nerves, encoders), processors (brain, computer), and actuators (muscles,
motors). |
