Effective Cooperative Haptic Interaction over the Internet

We present a system that enables, for the first time, effective transatlantic cooperative haptic manipulation of objects whose motion is computed using a physically-based model. We propose a technique for maintaining synchrony between simulations in a peer-to-peer system, while providing responsive...

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Published in:2007 IEEE Virtual Reality Conference pp. 115 - 122
Main Authors: Glencross, Mashhuda, Jay, Caroline, Feasel, Jeff, Kohli, Luv, Whitton, Mary, Hubbold, Roger
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01.03.2007
Subjects:
Assembly
Computational modeling
Delay
Feedback
H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfaces-Haptic I/O
Haptic Cooperation
Haptic interfaces
Human Factors
I.3.2 [Computer Graphics]: Graphics Systems-Distributed/network graphics
I.3.7 [Computer Graphics]: Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism-Virtual reality
Internet
IP networks
Local area networks
Networked Applications
Peer to peer computing
Physics computing
Virtual Environments
ISBN:9781424409051, 1424409055
ISSN:1087-8270
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Summary:We present a system that enables, for the first time, effective transatlantic cooperative haptic manipulation of objects whose motion is computed using a physically-based model. We propose a technique for maintaining synchrony between simulations in a peer-to-peer system, while providing responsive direct manipulation for all users. The effectiveness of this approach is determined through extensive user trials involving concurrent haptic manipulation of a shared object. A CAD assembly task, using physically-based motion simulation and haptic feedback, was carried out between the USA and the UK with network latencies in the order of 120ms. We compare the effects of latency on synchrony between peers over the Internet with a low latency (0.5ms) local area network. Both quantitatively and qualitatively, when using our technique, the performance achieved over the Internet is comparable to that on a LAN. As such, this technique constitutes a significant step forward for distributed haptic collaboration
ISBN:9781424409051
1424409055
ISSN:1087-8270
DOI:10.1109/VR.2007.352471