How to Build an Inexpensive 5-DOF Haptic Device Using Two Novint Falcons

Characterisation of the Novint Falcon Haptic Device for Application as a Robot Manipulator

The Falcon is a relatively inexpensive 3-DOF haptic device made by Novint for the gaming industry. The controller uses a form similar to that of the delta-robot configuration and because of this form, makes an interesting apparatus for research into control and estimation problems for robots involving parallel linkages. This paper presents the results of work conducted by the Autonomous Systems...

Haptic Modeling for the Blind using the Novint Falcon

Most research in developing haptic interfaces for blind people is performed using devices that are too expensive to be used in reallife applications. We develop a simple model for presenting wayfinding information using the Novint Falcon, an affordable haptic device. This paper presents some of the issues that we encountered while developing our test model.

Application of the Novint Falcon haptic device as an actuator in real-time control

A Novel Tele-Operated Flexible Robot Targeted for Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery

In this paper, a novel flexible robot system with a constrained tendon-driven serpentine manipulator (CTSM) is presented. The CTSM gives the robot a larger workspace, more dexterous manipulation, and controllable stiffness compared with the da Vinci surgical robot and traditional flexible robots. The robot is tele-operated using the Novint Falcon haptic device. Two control modes are implemented...

Haptics-Augmented Physics Simulation: Coriolis Effect

The teaching of abstract physics concepts can be enhanced by incorporating visual and haptic sensory modalities in the classroom, using the correct perspectives. We have developed virtual reality simulations to assist students in learning the Coriolis effect, an apparent deflection on an object in motion when observed from within a rotating frame of reference. Twenty four undergraduate physics ...