Simulating Haptic Information with Haptic Illusions in Virtual Environments

Abstract

This paper presents a set of experiments in which a human user feels haptic sensations. These sensations are in fact haptic illusions generated by a visual effect. Then these haptic illusions are described and analysed. These haptic illusions were generated by the use of a pseudo-haptic feedback system. It is a system combining an isometric input device and visual feedback. The experimental apparatus did not use any force feedback interlace The paper addresses the role of action in the perception loop subjects felt a reactive force corresponding to their own sensory-motor command. In addition subjects had to "participate" in the illusion process by choosing the cognitive strategy which led to the illusion. In the future, the use of the concept of illusion might improve or simplify VR simulations and pave the way to a better understanding of human perception.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADP010787

Entities

People

  • Anatole Lecuyer
  • Philippe Coiffet
  • Sabine Cuquillart

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computers
  • Discrimination
  • Displacement
  • Environment
  • Feedback
  • Friction
  • Haptics
  • Models
  • Motor Skills
  • Perception
  • Sensation
  • Simulations
  • Virtual Prototyping
  • Virtual Reality

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.