E-024

Haptic Interface for Simulating Push-Buttons

Authors: *Benedetto Allotta, Valentina Colla, Fabio Conticelli, **Gianluca Bioli
Affiliation: *Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, ** S.M. Scienzia Machinale S.r.L.

Abstract
General purpose haptic interfaces are receiving increasing attention, because they can simulate different kinds of interaction between user and virtual objects/environments. The paper describes a special-purpose haptic interface devoted to simulate the behavior of a push button, to the aim of performing user tests on different geometries and designs. In particular, the paper focuses on the control of the presented device, whose task is to provide a reaction to the external sollicitation as similar as possible to that of real buttons.

Fabio Conticelli
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