Difference between revisions of "Haptic Gaming System"

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==Mechanical Design==
==Mechanical Design==


=== Exisiting System ===
=== Existing System ===
The system was a modification from a previous pentagraph configuration. This allows for the free point to be able to freely move in a fixed two-dimensional plane. There are two Canon TR-36 optical encoders with a 3600 count/rev in x1 mode mounted on top of the stationary pivot.(see below) They are used to track the angle of the larger bars and calculate the position of the free point.
Haptikos is a modification from a previous pentagraph configuration. This allows for the free point to be able to freely move in a fixed two-dimensional plane. There are two Canon TR-36 optical encoders with a 3600 count/rev in x1 mode mounted on top of the stationary pivot.(see below) They are used to track the angle of the larger bars and calculate the position of the free point.


[[Image:EncodersTeam22.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]
[[Image:EncodersTeam22.jpg|thumb|center|600px]]

=== System Modifications ===

The existing system had the capability to accurately tell where the free point was in space, but could not put any force on that point.
Motors were attached to the larger bars in the back in a capstan configuration. [[Pittman_700935_motor_with_500_line_encoder]]


==Electrical Design==
==Electrical Design==

Revision as of 17:00, 17 March 2010

Overview

Haptikos is an interactive gaming system that allows the user to physically feel a virtual world. The player controls the cursor by moving the red joystick. Two games were created to test the feedback system. The first, the player assumes the character of LINK (from Zelda) and jumps through a side-scrolling level collecting rupees and avoiding red boxes. The second involves feeling out the virtual shape with nothing other than a blue position dot and a blank screen. The answer can be seen by pushing R.

Haptikos.jpg

The Team

  • Yang Bai (Mechatronics Masters Student)
  • Philip Dames (Mechanical Engineering MS/BS)
  • Megan Welker(Mechanical Engineering BS/BM)
Team22haptics.jpg


Mechanical Design

Existing System

Haptikos is a modification from a previous pentagraph configuration. This allows for the free point to be able to freely move in a fixed two-dimensional plane. There are two Canon TR-36 optical encoders with a 3600 count/rev in x1 mode mounted on top of the stationary pivot.(see below) They are used to track the angle of the larger bars and calculate the position of the free point.

EncodersTeam22.jpg

System Modifications

The existing system had the capability to accurately tell where the free point was in space, but could not put any force on that point. Motors were attached to the larger bars in the back in a capstan configuration. Pittman_700935_motor_with_500_line_encoder

Electrical Design

Software