Despite the large amount of research on kinesthetic haptic devices and haptic effect modeling, there is limited work assessing the perceived realism of kinesthetic model renderings. Identifying the impact of haptic effect parameters in perceived realism can help to inform the required accuracy of kinesthetic renderings. In this work, we model common kinesthetic haptic effects and evaluate the perceived realism of varying model parameters via a user study. Our results suggest that parameter accuracy requirements to achieve realistic ratings vary depending on the specific haptic parameter.
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Characterizing the Effects of Haptic Rendering Parameter Variations on Perceived Kinesthetic Rendering Accuracy
To understand how the realism of a kinesthetic haptic rendering is affected by the accurate selection of the rendering model parameters, we conducted a preliminary user study where subjects compared three real-world objects to their equivalent haptic rendering. The subjects rated the rendering realism as the model parameters were varied about their nominal values. The results suggest that the required accuracy of various haptic rendering parameters is not equally important when considering the perceived realism.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1830242
- PAR ID:
- 10284613
- Publisher / Repository:
- IEEE
- Date Published:
- ISBN:
- 978-1-6654-1871-3
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- Montreal, QC, Canada
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Conference Paper:
- https://doi.org/10.1109/WHC49131.2021.9517158
