Haptic Technology That Indicates Shape, Hardness and Movement of Objects

摘要

With advances in Augmented Reality (AR) /Virtual Reality (VR) technology, it is becoming possible to experience being immersed in a world of content by having characters appear to spring out from the television screen, or by wearing a head-mounted display device. At STRL, we are researching and developing haptic technology that enhances the immersive realism of AR and VR by providing suitably timed stimuli when the viewer attempts to touch objects that exist only in these virtual worlds, thereby allowing the viewer to feel the shape, hardness and movement of these virtual objects.