Articles of Footprints 11

Haptics
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“The sensation of touch is the brain’s most

effective sensory mechanism --more effective than seeing, hearing or any other media.” Imagine
playing cricket on the field effortlessly while observing your interactions with images, and sipping a cup of
coffee at the same time!!! Ever thought of playing tennis on a computer with a friend in another horizon of
the world; both of you swinging your tennis racket and feeling the impact of the ball?? Think this is
obscure? Then it’s high time you start thinking, think again or as we suggest, “Think Beyond”!!
FOOTPRINTS XI introduces to you the Gen Y technology “HAPTICS”, a workshop giving you a chance to
redefine sense, touch and feel. HAPTICS is the science of applying touch, sensation and control for
interaction with virtual or physical applications. In a Haptic robotic arm, the movements can be controlled
by moving the controlling person’s arm as the Robotic Arm mimics the movements of the controller’s
arm. Basically, a Haptic robotic arm can be governed by you, giving it signals, neither in form of speech
nor light but a mere movement of your own hand. Haptics is being used by psychologists for studies on
the active touch of real objects, by surgeons for Robotic Tele Surgery, by scientist and astronauts for
space-ship maneuvering. The Dexterous Hand (from the NASA’s collection of Humanoids) has haptic
sensors embedded in every joint and in every finger pad which relay information to a central computer for
processing and analysis. So guys, here is a chance to witness this out of the world technology only at
FOOTPRINTS. You’ll come with two hands, and it’s our promise you’ll return with a multi-dexterous
personality. No need to ask for a helping hand when you can CREATE your own!

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Course Content developed in association with Technophilia Systems. Duration of the workshop
:- 2 day workshop (8 hours each day )
Register Here

1200/- per participant(take away kit between 5 members, which we would decide)
2400/- per participant with kit
5000/- 3 participants with kit
6000/- 5 participants with kit

COURSE DETAILS
ADVANCED ROBOTS:-

What is an Exoskeleton?
What is Haptics?
Applications of Haptics?

HAPTIC ARM:-

Haptic glove
Haptic sensing
Applications
>Advantages

ACTUATORS:-

Types of actuators used in robotics

Servo motors
Why Servo motors?
Servo motor control

DESIGN CRITERIA

D.O.F. (degree of freedom)

Robot workspace
Mobile manipulators
Selecting an end-effector
Motor selection criteria
Study of different types of sensors
Haptic sensor
Optical encoder
Tactile sensor
Hall effect sensor
Feedback sensors

KNOW YOUR CONTROLLER

Introduction to Embedded C for AVR controllers

Using an IDE
Features of ATmega16
Programming your controller
I/O pins, delay, LCD, Timers

COMMUNICATION

Wired Communication
Wireless Communication (only discussion)

HANDS ON

Construction of the Robotic arm

Construction of the Haptic suite
Wired control of the Robotic arm using Haptic Suite/Glove

ABOUT THE KIT

ABOUT THE KIT
ONE HAPTICS ROBOTIC ARM KIT WOULD BE PROVIDED IN A TEAM OF 5 MEMBERS.
KIT CONTENT
1. Micro controller development board with the following features. a. Built with popular AVR
micro controller b. On board USB programmer c. On board USB supply d. On board regulated
dual power supply e. On board 4 channel motor driver for 4 DC or 2 steeper motor f. On board
servo motor interface g. On board LED and Buzzer h. On board LCD interface i. On board serial
port with RS-232 converter j. On board input switches k. Wide operating voltage range (6v to
16v) 2. Servo motor (1) 3. D.C. Motor (2) 4. Potentiometer (3) 5. Robotic arm assembly (1set) 6.
Robotic arm base (1set) 7. Hepatic suit assembly (1set) 8. Battery for DC supply (1) 9. USB cable
for programming (1) 10. Nuts, bolts, screw driver and many more……………. CONTACT: Ravi
Varma: - +91 9427586884 Kaleidoscope@msu-footprints.org