Haptic guides in cooperative virtual environments: Design and human performance evaluation

Sehat Ullah (1) , Paul Richard (2) , Samir Otmane (1) , Mickael Naud (2) , Malik Mallem (1)

1 IBISC - Informatique, Biologie Intégrative et Systèmes Complexes
2 LISA - Laboratoire d'Ingéniérie des Systèmes Automatisés

In this paper we simulate the use of two string based parallel robots in cooperative manipulation task. Two users standing in front of a large screen operate each robot. We propose two haptic guide models, and investigate their effects on cooperation, co-presence and users performance. In addition we also examine the effect of object-based force feedback in cooperative work. Ten volunteer subjects had to cooperatively perform a peg-in-hole task. Results revealed that haptic guides have a significant effect on task execution. They not only increase users performance but also enhance the sense of co-presence and awareness. Our investigations will help in the development of VR systems for cooperative assembly, surgical training and rehabilitation.

Domaines: Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]

Sehat Ullah, Paul Richard, Samir Otmane, Mickael Naud, Malik Mallem. Haptic guides in cooperative virtual environments: Design and human performance evaluation. 2010 IEEE Haptics Symposium, Mar 2010, Waltham, MA, United States. pp.457--462, ⟨10.1109/HAPTIC.2010.5444616⟩. ⟨hal-00649022⟩