1P1-F20 Evaluation of portable-type haptic device synchronized with 3D image

Abstract

We are aiming at developing a portable haptic device that presents the feeling of hardness to bare fingers, as a part of research on Ultra-realistic Communications System. In this paper, we made a prototype of the portable haptic device. By using the device, users can grasp, move and rotate imaginary objects rendered by a three dimensional display. The device can display not only soft objects but also hard ones. We conducted experiments to evaluate the developed haptic device. The result shows that our device can display the hardness and size of virtual objects to people.