CPM Seminar

Haptic computer interaction consists of the controlled association of movement and force (i.e. motor control and perception of force) to provide for rapid interaction with a machine (as well as other benefits).

In the first part of the talk I will describe devices that make this possible (both through kinestesia and through direct skin stimulation), as well as some applications.

In the second part of the talk, I will focus on the computational problem of modeling mechanical friction (an important problem in haptics, since it's a universal phenomenon, just like illumination models are important in computer graphics), recounting difficulties with classical models and how these difficulties can be addressed.

Thursday, October 7th 1999, 15:30
Ernest Rutherford Physics Building, Board room (105)