Overview 

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IMDL's Current Focus

Under Construction

Additional Information

Review the following links for additional information regarding the various projects and the most recent updates. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the students involved.

• PTER -- PTER's Unique Clutch Configuration
  
  
• PTER -- Hurley Davis's old research page
  
  
• PTER -- Mario Gomes's old research page
  
  
• PTER-- (11/98)Pictures of the original clutch and the modified clutch (prototype)
  
  
• PTER -- Improved digital control of the clutch's slip torque (spring '00)
  
  
• PTER -- Davin Swanson's research page
  
  
• Electrorheological Fluid Brakes -- Matt Reeds continuation of Priya's work
  
  

Though several of these can be accessed through the above web pages, here is a quick reference to some of the papers and documentation regarding the various active haptic projects.

• Paper presented at the '99 ACC in San Diego
  "Experimental Evaluation of a New Braking System for Use in Passive Haptic Displays" -- 5/99
  
  
• L.J.'s Master's Thesis -- Summer '99
  
  
• Davins's Ph.D Proposal -- Spring '02
  
  
• Priya's Master's Thesis -- Spring '02
  
  
• Paper presented at the 2001 AIM Conference
  "Obstacle Avoidance Methods for a Passive Haptic Display" -- 7/01
  
  

• Group Presentation -- 10/27/97
  Further Description and History of PTER
  
  
• L.J.'s Master's Presentation -- 7/99
  
  
• Overview of the Project Status
  From Davin's and L.J.'s Master's Theses -- 7/99
  
  
• Group Presentation (L.J) -- 11/00

People involved with this project

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