1-dof hybrid haptic interface design using active and passive actuators

Haptic applications are becoming more widespread due to the progress in the enabling technologies. Primarily, the aim of haptics is to replicate the tactile sensation of humans. Haptic devices are computer controlled mechatronic devices. Therefore the quality of a haptic display defends on the quality of components that constitute the haptic device as well as the controlling algorithm. In this thesis, a one-degree-of-freedom haptic device and an interface model has been developed. Firstly, the virtual environment is modeled acoording to the physical features of the simulated interaction. Then, an active and a passive actuator are combined with power transmission components and sensors to construct a hybrid haptic device. Finally, the hybrid haptic device is tested for different environment models in different combinations of actuators to investigate the haptic performance quality of the hybrid actuator approach for haptic device design. Keywords: Hybrid haptic system, Active actuator, Passive actuator, Real time contro