What is Haptic Technology?
The haptic technology provides a way for the person to recreate the sense of touch by applying a range of forces, vibrations, and motions using the haptic technique. It is also known as kinetic communication. Other sensory mechanisms, as well as haptic technologies, can be used to give the user a more realistic experience. As it is a sensory technology, Haptix works alongside sensors that can detect the environment in which the technology is working, be it in the game, be it virtual reality, be it a vehicle, or a remote device, and provide the right (and detectable) response.
There are three common ways in which a user responds emotionally or vibrationally and these are incentive rotating mass vibration (ERMV) motors, linear resonance actuators (LRA), and piezo haptics sensors. The mechanism of how each response to a user is different, but each of these can vibrate with such force that the user will find it and this enables them to make the right decision based on the response.
It can be as simple as being able to navigate the touch screen on a phone game or on an automobile’s dashboard, like a car crash on a computer game, and a controller vibration. In addition to generating responses by vibration, haptic technology also has a forced feedback loop that handles the user’s movements beyond the basic vibrations. The choice to use haptic technology often comes in a combination of the required feedback, cost, and space available to accommodate haptic units.
Applications of Haptic Technology
Haptic Technology In Games Console
One of the most widely used haptic technologies is in the gaming industry. Haptic technology was well known when the Nintendo Y and Xbox Kinect came along, but their use in games represented consoles from earlier times. And Sega released vibration packs for Dreamcast controllers; Both of which vibrate in certain situations, such as when you hit Mario while playing Mario Kart on the wall.
The initial adoption of this technology, which was more primitive than the haptic technologies we see today, laid the foundation for modern consoles. Almost all of them have a vibration unit built into the controller. Aside from game consoles, haptic technology plays a key role in virtual reality (VR) systems, allowing users to recreate haptics in a VR environment like objects. In contrast, before the introduction of haptics, it is possible to visualize the virtual environment.
Haptic Technology In Teleoperations and Telerobotics
Remote control means that the user controls the machine remotely. In telerobotics, on the other hand, the user controls the robot. Cameras and sensors are used to determine the 3D environment around the machine, but another important aspect is the surface characteristics of the environment. Employing haptics makes the operation of the machine in a localized environment more accurate and precise. This is because the haptic system can feedback force and surface information in the form of force and pressure at the point of interest. Remote control applications extend from remote monitoring using drones to remote surgery applications that allow the surgeon to “feel” the local environment without having to physically perform surgery on their own.
The LRA can be used again with a central control system, but its most useful feature is when it’s straying into another lane, speeding up, or sensors detect what the driver might detect. It is a safety measure and vibration alert system that notifies the driver when doing. Become sleepy. Piezo haptic sensors are primarily used in dashboard touch screens, but they can provide greater accuracy and only vibrate the localized area where the driver’s finger is touching.
Haptic Technology In Automobile
All forms of haptic technology play an important role in the automotive industry, especially in the technology that directly involves the car driver and other personnel. Different types of haptic technology have different uses in the car. For example, ERMV motors are often used in touch screens, dashboards, built-in Sat Nav, as well as central control systems that provide early warning to the driver when the engine may overheat. Or part of the car is about to electrically short.
The initial adoption of this technology, which was more primitive than the haptic technologies we see today, laid the foundation for modern consoles. Almost all of them have a vibration unit built into the controller. Aside from game consoles, haptic technology plays a key role in virtual reality (VR) systems, allowing users to recreate haptics in a VR environment like objects. In contrast, before the introduction of haptics, it is possible to visualize the virtual environment.