Facilitating distributed cooperative environments with haptic interaction for skill training by biomedical signal control

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25280126
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Learning support system
• Research Institution: The Open University of Japan
• Principal Investigator: Asai Kikuo 放送大学, 教養学部, 准教授 (90290874)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 高野 邦彦 東京都立産業技術高等専門学校, その他部局等, 准教授 (10353260) ; 大西 仁 放送大学, 教養学部, 准教授 (40280549) ; 佐藤 誠 東京工業大学, 精密工学研究所, 教授 (50114872)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: インタフェース / 触力感覚 / 情報可視化 / ホログラフィ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The system enables learners to exchange the sensory information so that they effectively interact with others. The interface system providing haptic sensation is constructed with a force feedback device that generates tension to the four threads. We started with a visualization method to map a 3D surface to a 2D plane, allowing a learner to easily understand the haptic interaction. Next, we made a framework of presenting haptic sensation for simulating the contact with geometrical shapes. The effectiveness was shown by performance evaluation in the usability experiments. The holographic 3D display was introduced in order to generate a visual feeling of being there. We examined the various methods projecting holographic 3D images, resulting in improvement on contrast of holographic images and stability of the presentation.

Free Research Field

ヒューマンコンピュータインタラクション