Sensor Review: Volume 24 Issue 1

Haptic interfaces and devices

Haptic interfaces enable person‐machine communication through touch, and most commonly, in response to user movements. We comment on a distinct property of haptic interfaces, that…

Dynamic sensing

Describes a novel system that simultaneously measures both force and acceleration, and hence deduces mass. The system has been in use on ships and at fish‐sorting plants in Japan…

Flexible tactile sensor technology: bringing haptics to life

The continued evolution of computer technology requires us now more than ever to investigate and understand man‐machine interfaces. Physical interface peripherals such as…

Silicon microsurgery‐force sensor based on diffractive optical MEMS encoders

This paper presents a micrograting‐based force sensor integrated with a surface micromachined silicon‐nitride probe suitable for characterizing microsurgery force on a single cell…

Force‐based impedance control of a haptic master system for teleoperation

This paper analyzes the design of a force‐based impedance control for a haptic interface system characterized by a parallel kinematics. By exploiting the features of parallel…

Toward virtual manipulation: from one point of contact to four

This paper describes a series of kinematic and haptic analyses which lead to the design of a particularly simple, yet useful multi‐hand, multi‐finger haptic interface. The…

Force control for industrial applications using a fuzzy PI controller

In this paper, a small revision on force control strategies is presented, stressing the implementation requirements of each strategy with the objective of clarifying the reasons…

Magnetorheological fluids based haptic device

This paper presents the development of a haptic device working with magnetorheological (MR) fluids. The computer screen is portioned in various segments and the controllable…

Theoretical and experimental analysis of a piezoelectric tactile sensor for use in endoscopic surgery

This paper describes design, theoretical, and experimental analysis of a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) tactile sensor, which could be integrated with an endoscopic grasper. The…

Sira signs 3D technology licence for defence and industrial applications with stereoscopic image system

Haptic Materials

Paradoxes in haptic sensing

Battlefield breakthrough with groundbreaking technologies

Fingertip Force Sensor

Note from the publisher

Cognex announces strategic alliance

Internet page

New sensor for difficult tracking applications

Performing scientific experiments in the sort of winds and weather conditions that blow off the North Sea and across the Northumbrian hills, calls for robust equipment and reliable researchers

11th International Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environments and Teleoperator Systems (HAPTICS 2003)

Precision in automotive wheel alignment

Haptic Human-Computer Interaction: First International Workshop

Proximity sensor is a fast learner

Software quickly looks at relevant data

Force Dimension LLC: OMEGA haptic device

Diary

Cognex adds new training and inspection tools to VisionPro

A4Vision introduces world's first 3D facial imaging products

New incremental encoder is revolutionary

US Digital is proud to announce the release of three new inclinometers: the T4, T5 and T6

New UKIVA members reflect growing trends

New family of portable data-acquisition systems are designed for use in tough environments

Control Device

We make sense

Polaron wins BAE SYSTEMS contract for torpedo depth sensors

Haptic Feedback

Call for papers

Dawning of wireless factory era still riddled with challenges

Monitoring Vehicle Movement

Easy to use TempLine™ cable reduces cost associated with multiple point temperature monitoring

Folder manufacturer upgrades to 100 per cent inspection with Leuze machine vision system – proCHECK

Touch in Virtual Environments and Haptics

Rapid bacterial detection using novel optical waveguide sensor

Innovation in infrared thermometry simplifies process temperature measurement

Massive Cognex inspection application in Belgian steel plant

Vision system with colour sensitivity approaching the human eye

Window anti-trap pinch force sensor

EPCOS expands ultra-responsive NTC family of temperature-flow sensors

Robotic Vision Systems selected for worldwide automotive power train traceability program

Matsushita sensors detect troublesome targets

New digital cameras from Sony offer doubled frame rates and new triggering options to deliver improved machine vision