Simulating side slopes on locomotion interfaces using torso forces

Proceedings - 11th Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, HAPTICS 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 91-98

  Hollerbach, J M ^a   Checcacci, D ^b   Noma, H ^c   Yanagida, Y ^c   Tetsutani, N ^c  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cities and towns; Computational modeling; Computer interfaces; Displays; Foot; Force feedback; Laboratories; Legged locomotion; Pulleys; Torso

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DISPLAY DEVICES; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); LABORATORIES; MICE (COMPUTER PERIPHERALS); PULLEYS; REMOTE CONTROL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CITIES AND TOWNS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; FOOT; FORCE FEEDBACK; LEGGED LOCOMOTION; TORSO;

HAPTIC INTERFACES;

EID: 84942320773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HAPTIC.2003.1191241     Document Type: Conference Paper

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