Commercially Viable Position Tracking with Haptic Display

9361801 Jackson目前的位置跟踪技术不适合典型的商业应用，如科学可视化和计算机辅助设计。目前可用的位置跟踪器也往往过于昂贵而无法广泛使用，并且不提供或促进触觉显示。如今的触觉显示技术也存在着严重的问题。最常见的触觉感觉是两个刚性物体相互接触时产生的，而目前的触觉显示技术无法令人信服地模拟这些情况。我们提出了一种创新的触觉显示器，可以有效地模拟与刚性物体的接触。我们将把它与一个非常精确的三维位置跟踪器结合起来，为三维计算机工作空间生产一种商业上可行的产品。

9361801 Jackson Current position tracking technology is inappropriate for typical commercial applications, such as scientific visualization and computer-aided design. Position trackers available today also tend to be too expensive for widespread use and do not provide or facilitate haptic display. Today's haptic display technology also has serious problems. The most commonly experienced haptic sensations are those produced when two rigid objects contact each other, and current haptic display technology cannot model these situations convincingly. We propose to implement an innovative haptic display which can effectively model contact with rigid objects. We will combine it with an extremely accurate three- dimensional position tracker to produce a commercially viable product for three-dimensional computer workspaces.