| Project/Area Number |
13450098
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
HIROTA Koichi Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Associate Professor, 先端科学技術研究センター, 助教授 (80273332)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HIROSE Michitaka Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Professor, 先端科学技術研究センター, 教授 (40156716)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2002
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2002)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥15,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥15,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥3,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥12,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,400,000)
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| Keywords | Haptic Information / HapticGEAR / Haptic Rendering / Remote Collaboration System / CSCW / Haptic Display / IPT / Wearable / HapticGEAR / 高精密な触覚呈示・触覚更新 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research, we aimed at realizing realistic collaboration environment by integrating haptics into IPT based shared virtual environment One of topics of study is to evaluate the effect of integrating haptic sensation into communication. In our study, we qualitatively clarified that the efficiency in performing some kind of task is improved by sensation of force among communication group. Another topic of study is to design haptic control system for sharing haptic information. It is well known that delay of communication line cause serious effect on the performance of haptic communication. In our study we proposed the idea of 'Haptic Server' that manages haptic models of communication sites to keep consistency. Through experiments we proved the effect of the proposed approach. Moreover, we investigated some applications of our haptic communication system. One application is related to manufacturing, where we performed assembling an engine. Another application is related to research collaboration. Through the research, we confirmed that collaborations between remote places are qualitatively improved by providing means of haptic communication. In our future works, we are going to investigate implementing multi-modal shared virtual environment that integrates senses of smell and taste.
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