Haptic Rendering for Simulation of Fine Manipulation

1. Introduction.- 2. Configuration-based Optimization Approach.- 3. 6-DoF Haptic Simulation of Geometric Fine Features.- 4. 6-DoF Haptic Simulation of Deformable Objects.- 5. Evaluation of Haptic Rendering Methods.- 6. Application: A Dental Simulator.- 7. Conclusions and Future Work.

Dangxiao WANG is an Associate Professor at the State Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and System in Beihang University, China. His research interests include haptic rendering, medical robotic system and Neurohaptics. He is a senior member of IEEE. He has been the Chair of Executive Committee of IEEE Technical Committee on Haptics (IEEE TCH) from 2014. He served as the Vice Chair for Publications of IEEE TCH from 2011 to 2014. His detailed CV can be found on: http://haptic.buaa.edu.cn/English_team_WangDangxiao.htm

Jing XIAO is a Professor of Computer Science, College of Computing and Informatics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. Her research interests include robotic manipulation and assembly, haptic rendering, and motion planning. She is a Fellow of IEEE. Her detailed CV can be found on: http://cs.uncc.edu/~xiao/

Yuru ZHANG is a Professor and is the Vice Director of the State Key Laboratory of Virtual Reality Technology and System in Beihang University, China. She is also leading the Division of Human-Machine Interaction at the State Key Laboratory. Her research interests include haptic human-machine interface, medical robotic system, robotic dexterous manipulation, and virtual prototyping. She is a senior member of IEEE. Her detailed CV can be found on: http://haptic.buaa.edu.cn/English_team_ZhangYuru.htm