CAD software provides new visualisation options

All Haption products can be easily integrated into Virtalis StereoWorks installations, so that the Haption device is linked to 3D stereo projection in a fully tracked virtual environment.

Haption's products provide force feedback on all six degrees of freedom, allowing the simulation of interaction between two 3D virtual objects, giving the users realistic, real-time force feedback.

Haption's entire Virtuose range of haptic devices has traditionally operated in virtual environments such as Dassault Systemes' Catia or Delmia.

Virtalis has used PTC's CAD software to create a driver to allow the Haption range to work with PTC's Division MockUp visualisation software.

Gary Ireland, the Virtalis Development Engineer in charge of the new Haption driver, explained: "Six degrees of freedom gives complete emulation of the joints in a person's arm".

"This means Haption is ideal for reachability studies or for training, as Haption devices not only demonstrate whether something can be done, but also how it can be done too".

"Haption's software calculates all potential collisions, allowing manufacturing engineers to visually review the processing path".

"Haption's customers, many of whom are automotive manufacturers, use their devices to trial the most awkward tasks and identify potential design flaws before costly tooling".

"Once the ergonomics are fine tuned, the same equipment can be used to train staff off-line too".

The Virtuose 6D35-45 was designed for the 1:1 scale manipulation of virtual objects and can exert forces up to 35N.

All Haption products can be easily integrated into Virtalis StereoWorks installations, so that the Haption device is linked to 3D stereo projection in a fully tracked virtual environment.

Aside from engineering applications, Haption is finding new customers in the kinehaptic field, where patients overcome their injuries by practising their fine motor skills.

Surgeons who need to stay within a tightly controlled operating envelope represent another important market for haptics.

So do nuclear engineers, whose complex operations when dealing with several robots carrying out specialised dismantling and decommissioning work.

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