Functional Analysis of Haptic Devices

Damien Couroussé (1) , Jean-Loup Florens (1)

1 ACROE - ACROE

This paper presents an attempt of classification of the different functional approaches one can find in the field of haptic research. Our methodology is based on a comparison of the natural interaction scheme involving a human and an object/environment with the very similar interaction scheme that exists in the mediated situation involving the haptic device. Four functional approaches emerge from our classification: Object, Human, Interaction and Task. The task-based approach is then divided into four sub-categories on the basis of topological criteria: Environment, Tool-Handled, Command and Object.

Domaines: Automatique / Robotique; Synthèse d'image et réalité virtuelle [cs.GR]; Son [cs.SD]; Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]

Damien Couroussé, Jean-Loup Florens. Functional Analysis of Haptic Devices. 4th International Conference on Enactive Interfaces 2007, Nov 2007, Grenoble, France. pp.57-60. ⟨hal-00439415⟩