Abstract
This paper describes a PC-based virtual reality system that provides dextrous force feedback through the Rutgers Master II (RM II) device. The RMII 'smart' interface incorporates a 386 microprocessor that handles low-level communication and control of the haptic device. This reduces communication bandwidth with the host computer and increases control bandwidth and haptic feedback quality. In a dual-user configuration two such systems are interconnected over the ethernet allowing remote users to participate hapticly in a single VR simulation. The PC hosts display 3-D real-time graphics rendered by dissimilar graphics cards (Spea Fire board and Integraph board). A machine shop assembly task and a virtual dice game were developed using WorldToolKit VR-library to illustrate the concept.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages | 495-502 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - Atlanta, GA, USA Duration: Nov 17 1996 → Nov 22 1996 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1996 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition |
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| City | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| Period | 11/17/96 → 11/22/96 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Software
- Mechanical Engineering