Computational Modeling of Human Performance in Haptic Manipulation

Jan 1, 2012 · 1 min read
Haptic teleoperation system prototype.
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Goals

Haptics is a critical form of human interface in interacting with real or virtual environments, as it is the only active sense that can be used in exploring or experiencing an environment. As the user interacts with environments through the haptic system, it alters the user’s perception and motor control, which can affect task performance. Therefore, understanding a haptic system’s effects on the sensory-motor system and the implications of these interactions on task performance is important for the design of effective haptic interface systems. Our research focuses on characterization, modeling, and analysis of human motor performance in the context of stylus-based haptic interface devices, combining human psychophysics experiments with analysis methods from system theory to model and study different aspects of human haptic interaction.

Highlights

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Haptics Teleoperation Virtual Reality Virtual Environments
M. Cenk Cavusoglu
Authors
M. Cenk Cavusoglu
Nord Professor of Engineering
M. Cenk Cavusoglu is the Nord Professor of Engineering in Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. He is also the director of the Medical Robotics and Computer Integrated Surgery (MeRCIS) Laboratory. His research focuses on medical robotics, haptics, human–machine interfaces, and control, spanning control, mechanism, and system design to AI-assisted interventions. He is a Fellow of AIMBE. He has led 12 federally funded projects as principal investigator, with a total budget over $12.6M, and has served on editorial boards for leading robotics and mechatronics journals. His work advances safe, precise, and intelligent robotic systems for surgery and image-guided interventions.