ENGR4722 Haptic-Enabled Systems

2012

4.5

1 x 1-hour lecture weekly
1 x 4-hour practical weekly

1 1 of COMP1102, COMP2001, COMP2008, COMP2221, COMP2711
2 Admission into GCEE-Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Electronics)
2a Admission into GDPEE-Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Electronics)
2b Admission into MEE-Master of Engineering (Electronics)
2c Admission into GCESI-Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Smart Instrumentation)
2d Admission into MESI-Master of Engineering (Smart Instrumentation)
2e Admission into GCEB-Graduate Certificate in Engineering (Biomedical)
2f Admission into GDPEB-Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Biomedical)
2g Admission into MEB-Master of Engineering (Biomedical)
2h Admission into HBIT-Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)
2i Admission into HBSC-Bachelor of Science (Honours)
2j Admission into MSCCS-Master of Science (Computer Science)
Must Satisfy: ((1) or ((2 or 2a or 2b or 2c or 2d or 2e or 2f or 2g or 2h or 2i or 2j)))

Programming (C/C++), Linear Algebra, Physics (Newton's Laws, Momentum, Kinetic Energy, Fields, Friction).

Haptic interfaces and modalities. Human haptic perception. Haptic rendering techniques; voxel-based, physically-based, explicit surfaces, implicit surfaces, surface friction, soft-bodies, stability and performance. Collision detection. Haptic applications; rehabilitation, prototyping and design, medical and scientific, artistic.

This topic provides students with knowledge and understanding of a broad range of concepts associated with Haptic-Enabled Systems.

At the completion of the topic, students are expected to be able to:

1. Understand human haptic perception
2. Develop software for haptic virtual environments
3. Understand haptic device hardware and control