Haptic Software Design

Abstract

AbstractThis chapter reviews design concepts of haptic modeling and rendering software. The main focus lies in realistic kinesthetic and tactile haptic models for virtual and augmented reality based on the data collected from physical objects. We consider both data-driven algorithms providing a black-box action-response mapping and measurement-based approaches identifying parameters of physics-based models. To show the research landscape and highlight ongoing research challenges, we introduce a series of state-of-the-art methods including data-driven models with deterministic and stochastic responses, physics-based simulation using optimization-based FEM solver, and hybrid approaches of combining the concepts of both data-driven and physics-based methods. These examples also cover a wide range of haptic properties, i.e., modeling and rendering of elasticity and plasticity, tool deformation, and haptic textures.