A Virtual Reality Toolkit for Path Planning and Manipulation at Nano-scale

A virtual reality (VR) toolkit that integrates the human operator into a virtual environment by means of visual and haptic feedback has been developed to design and test manipulation strategies at nano-scale. Currently, the toolkit is capable of modeling the mechanistic interactions between an AFM t...

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Main Authors: Varol, A., Gunev, I., Basdogan, C.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Atomic force microscopy
Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
Design engineering
Feedback
Haptic interfaces
haptics
Humans
nano-manipulation
Path planning
Probes
Surface topography
Virtual environment
Virtual reality
Virtual Reality (VR)
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Summary:A virtual reality (VR) toolkit that integrates the human operator into a virtual environment by means of visual and haptic feedback has been developed to design and test manipulation strategies at nano-scale. Currently, the toolkit is capable of modeling the mechanistic interactions between an AFM tip and spherical particles on a substrate surface and generating optimum manipulation paths using a potential field approach. In addition, haptic fixtures were designed to guide the user to follow the calculated paths.
ISSN:2324-7347
DOI:10.1109/HAPTIC.2006.1627131