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RI | Research | Projects | Magnetic Levitation Haptic Consortium
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Magnetic Levitation Haptic Consortium Head: Ralph Hollis Contact: Ralph Hollis (rhollis@cs.cmu.edu)
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For more information, see this project's homepage.
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| Project Description |
Magnetic levitation haptic devices allow users to interact with computed environments by manipulating a handle that is levitated by magnetic means. Users can translate and rotate the handle while feeling forces and torques from the virtual environment. The motors, encoders, linkages, gears, belts, cables, and bearings of traditional haptic devices are simply dispensed with in favor of a direct electrodynamic connection to the handle held by the user.
The Microdynamic Systems Laboratory is working to provide low-cost high fidelity magnetic levitation haptic interfaces to additional researchers under an NSF Major Research Equipment grant by re-engineering our old magnetic levitation system to provide much higher performance while drastically reducing its cost. We are currently building a batch of 9 new systems for distribution to members of the magnetic levitation haptic consortium. The picture above illustrates the new systems.
The purpose of the consortium is to foster greater utilization of this technology, to share research experiences and results, to develop and share haptic rendering software using the magnetic levitation haptic devices, and to work together as a community to apply the developed knowledge to important problems.
| Personnel [Past Members] |
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Name | Title | Email Address |
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Ralph Hollis | Research Professor | rhollis@cs.cmu.edu |
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Roberta Klatzky | Professor | klatzky@cmu.edu |
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James Osborn | Exec Dir, Quality of Life Tech Eng Cente | oz@cmu.edu |
| Hanns Tappeiner | PhD Student, RI | hwt+@andrew.cmu.edu | |
| Bertram Unger | PhD Student, RI | bju@andrew.cmu.edu |