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Two-handed haptic feedback in generic virtual environments

Since [years] we hear about Virtual Reality as a discipline that could potentially provide benefits to many applications. Basically, the principle of Virtual Reality consists in stimulating user senses in order to give the impression to be in another place ...

EPFL2009

MHAPTIC : a Haptic Manipulation Library for Generic Virtual Environments

Daniel Thalmann, Frédéric Vexo, Vincent de Perrot, Renaud Ott

This paper presents a new library called MHaptic for bimanual haptic interaction within generic virtual environments. It has been specifically designed to work with a Haptic Workstation. MHaptic provides tools for accelerated development of virtual environ ...

2007

Haptic Feedback in Mixed-Reality Environment

Daniel Thalmann, Frédéric Vexo, Renaud Ott

2007

Haptic feedback in mixed-reality environment

Daniel Thalmann, Frédéric Vexo, Renaud Ott

Springer, Springer-Verlag2007

Advanced virtual reality technologies for surveillance and security applications

Daniel Thalmann, Frédéric Vexo, Renaud Ott

We present a system that exploits advanced Virtual Reality technologies to create a surveillance and security system. Surveillance cameras are carried by a mini Blimp which is tele-operated using an innovative Virtual Reality interface with haptic feedback ...

2006

Advanced Mixed Reality Technologies for Surveillance and Risk Prevention Applications

Daniel Thalmann, Frédéric Vexo, Patrick Salamin, Renaud Ott

We present a system that exploits advanced Mixed and Virtual Reality technologies to create a surveillance and security system that could be also extended to define emergency prevention plans in crowdy environments. Surveillance cameras are carried by a mi ...

2006

Organic shape modeling through haptic devices

Daniel Thalmann, Frédéric Vexo, Renaud Ott

This paper presents a sketching system for 3D organic shapes modeling and animation using virtual reality devices. On the hardware side, it is based on the Haptic Workstation™ which conveys force feedback on the user arms (upper body limbs), and a head mou ...

2006

VR haptic interfaces for teleoperation: an evaluation study

Daniel Thalmann, Frédéric Vexo, Renaud Ott

We present the results of an evaluation study in the framework of user interfaces for teleoperation of vehicles. We developed a virtual cockpit with haptic feedback provided by a Haptic Workstation™. Four alternative teleoperation interfaces were implement ...

2005

Improving user comfort in haptic virtual environments through gravity compensation

Daniel Thalmann, Frédéric Vexo, Renaud Ott

Our experience with a Haptic Workstation™ has shown that this device is uncomfortable to use during long sessions. The main reason is the uncomfortable posture of the arms, which must be kept outstretched horizontally while supporting the weight of an exos ...

2005

Modélisation haptique de Formes organiques par Métaballes assistée de Périphériques de Réalité virtuelle

Daniel Thalmann, Frédéric Vexo, Renaud Ott

2005

Mediators: virtual haptic interfaces for tele-operated robots

Daniel Thalmann, Frédéric Vexo, Renaud Ott

This paper develops the concept of mediators: virtual interfaces with haptic feedback for teleoperation. Our approach is to replace physical operator interfaces by fully parameterizable adaptive virtual interfaces. Mediators open new possibilities for mult ...

2004