1. Inertial-Force Feedback for the Treadport Locomotion Interface.
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Christensen, Robert R., Hollerbach, John M., Xu, Yangming, and Meek, Sanford G.
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LOCOMOTION , *INERTIA (Mechanics) - Abstract
The inertial force due to the acceleration of a locomotion interface is identified as a difference between virtual and real-world locomotion. To counter the inertial force, inertial-force feedback was implemented for the Treadport, a locomotion interface. A force controller was designed for a mechanical tether to apply the feedback force to the user. For the case of the user accelerating forward from rest, psychophysical experiments showed that subjects preferred inertial-force feedback to a spring-feedback force proportional to position or to position control, where the force feedback maintained a force of zero on the subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2000
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