scholarly journals The Proactive Desk: a new force display system for a digital desk using a 2-DOF linear induction motor

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Noma ◽  
Y. Yanagida ◽  
N. Tetsutani
Keyword(s):  
Induction Motor ◽  
Display System ◽  
Linear Induction ◽  
Linear Induction Motor

The Proactive Desk: A New Haptic Display System for a Digital Desk Using a 2-DOF Linear Induction Motor

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruo Noma ◽  
Shunsuke Yoshida ◽  
Yasuyuki Yanagida ◽  
Nobuji Tetsutani
Keyword(s):  
Induction Motor ◽  
Haptic Feedback ◽  
Induction Motors ◽  
Physical Object ◽  
Haptic Display ◽  
Display System ◽  
Linear Induction ◽  
Linear Induction Motor ◽  
Physical Objects ◽  
First Time

The Proactive Desk is a new digital desk with haptic feedback. The concept of a digital desk was proposed by Wellner in 1991 for the first time. A typical digital desk enables a user to seamlessly handle both digital and physical objects on the desk with a common GUI standard. The user, however, handles them as virtual GUI objects. Our Proactive Desk allows the user to handle both digital and physical objects on a digital desk with a realistic feeling. In the Proactive Desk, two linear induction motors are equipped to generate an omnidirectional translational force on the user's hand or on a physical object on the desk without any mechanical links or wires, thereby preserving the advantages of the digital desk. In this article, we first discuss applications of a digital desk with haptic feedback; then we mention the design and structure of the first trial Proactive Desk, and its performance.

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