Overview

Haptic Desktop System is an integrated system , which merges haptic functionalities, and VDT systems into one.

The project has adderssed the development of a device with a new kind of interaction in the field of office automation using haptic interfaces advantages. Specific care has been given to HDS design to enhance and improve the human-computer interaction from the following points of view: esthetical, ergonomic and functional. In order to improve the quality of the interaction, the HDS fully integrates proprioceptive, visual, audio and haptic functionalities, into a desk while minimizing the visual interference of the physical components.

The transparent haptic interface been designed using a plastic material with low refraction index can be grasped directly with the finger or manipulated by means of a sensorized pen.

In our approach classic input devices (i.e. keyboard and mouse) have been replaced by new features integrated within audio and haptic. Such features allow commanding and rendering natural force stimuli in a manner, which are completely coherent and co-located with respect to the visual information. The new features of the HDS are designed to reduce considerably the mental load from users during interaction operations.