Development of 2-DOF MR joysticks for virtual reality applications
RIS ID
22085
Abstract
The paper presents the design and development of a 2-DOF magnetorheological fluid (MRF) based haptic joystick and studies its applications in virtual reality. The developed system consists of three main parts: MR joystick, control hardware, and software. The MR joystick is composed of two actuators with disc shape positioned perpendicularly with a gimbal structure. The dimensions of the actuators were optimized using finite element analysis and their steady-state performances of the actuator were measured. The kinetics of the joystick in terms of working space and resistance force were discussed, where a subhysteresis model and a compensation technique were employed. The applications of the MR joystick in virtual reality were demonstrated using two interface examples.
Link to publisher version (URL)
International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions
Publication Details
Li, W., Zhang, X., Kosasih, P. B. & Liu, B. 2007, ''Development of 2-DOF MR joysticks for virtual reality applications'', in F. Gordaninejad, A. Fuchs, D. York & O. A. Graeve (eds), Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Electrorheological Fluids and Magnetorheological Suspensions, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd., Singapore, pp. 527-533.