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Haptic Device Design: Practice
CPSC 599.86 / 601.86 Sonny Chan University of Calgary
SLIDE 2 A Few Last Reminders…
- Project abstracts due on D2L midnight Sunday!
- Course project demos at CPSC Showcase April 15, 1:00-4:00 pm
- 12:30-1:00 - Pick up Falcon devices from MS 156 and bring to Mac Hall
- 1:00-4:00 - Show off your cool projects, making sure I get a chance to try it
- 4:00-4:30 - Bring devices back to MS 151 and return ball grips too
- CPSC 599.86: Final exam Wednesday April 17, SB 142, 12:00 PM
- CPSC 699.86: Research/review paper due Wednesday April 24
SLIDE 3
The Story of the Novint Falcon
From the account of François Conti, as told second-hand by Sonny Chan.
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François Conti
Who is this guy?
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Le Syntaxeur
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
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Force Dimension
Nyon, Switzerland
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Force Dimension ca. 2019
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Developing a Product
Force Dimension omega.3
SLIDE 10 Consumer Haptic Interfaces
Significant design challenges!
$25000 Falcon $250
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Maxon Motor $150 Johnson Motor $1.50
SLIDE 12 Optical Encoders
- High resolution
- 1000 counts per revolution
- Low noise
- digital signal, no analog conversion
- Frictionless
- no contact between disc and sensor
- $30 to $40 per unit
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Inside the Falcon
Laser-printed discs!
SLIDE 15 Mechanical Design
- First prototype the kinematics
- Cost is not too difficult to reduce
later for mechanical components
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Initial Prototype
Force Dimension, Lunar Design
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Refined Prototype
Force Dimension
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Industrial Design
Lunar Design
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Product Mockup
Novint Technologies, Force Dimension
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First Production Run
Novint Technologies, made in China
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Branding & Launch
Make sure the box looks good!
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Patents
Protecting Ideas
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And that was the birth of the Novint Falcon haptic device!
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That’s it for computer haptics!
Thanks for joining us for the 2019 edition
