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PhD Thesis Defense - Naghmeh Zamani

PhD Thesis Defense - Naghmeh Zamani

Title: Perception and Haptic Interface Design for Rendering Hardness and Stiffness

Committee: Heather Culbertson, Jernej Barbic, Somil Bansal

Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss the challenge of accurately rendering the sensations of hardness and stiffness in haptic applications, which is a critical problem for applications such as medical simulation that require accurate virtual hardness and stiffness replication. The first part of the talk will present a set of experiments to investigate human tactile perception sensitivity in tool-mediated systems. The second part will explore a new method for rendering hard objects using an encountered-type haptic display and augmented reality. The talk will evaluate how changing the hardness of the end-effector affects the user's perception of the interaction and proposes a dynamic end-effector for a more accurate and realistic simulation of hardness and stiffness. Furthermore, I will discuss the investigation of the underlying events on the skin during the interaction between a bare finger and the environment. The results suggest that the spectral content of vibration feedback is important mechanical information for surface hardness discrimination and natural material identification. The talk will provide insights and solutions to improve the accuracy and realism of haptic simulations for applications that require the perception of hardness and stiffness in virtual objects

Location: Charles Lee Powell Hall (PHE) - 325

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Melissa Ochoa