Haptics Workshop

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Introduction

Technophilia introduces the first and the only Robotics Workshop in India based on “HAPTICS”.

Haptics is the science of applying touch sensation and control for interaction with virtual or physical applications. In combination with a visual display, haptics technology can be used to train people for tasks requiring hand-eye coordination, such as Robotic Tele Surgery and Space-ship maneuvering. It can also be used for games in which you feel as well as see your interactions with images. The Dextrous 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. In this workshop we train the students to control a Robotic Arm using Haptics Technology (Haptic Glove).

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Workshop Dates

The workshop will be held on 17th and 18th of March 2010 at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam.

The workshop will be conducted for 2 consecutive days, each day in total of 12 hours properly divided into theory and hands on sessions.

Course Details

Course

The complete COURSE DETAILS for the 2 day workshop is given below.

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

SENSORS

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

Haptic Robotic Arm Kit Content

Haptic-AVR board as the robotic brain
Three analog motion sensors
USB Programmer
Three DC-Servo Motors
Robotic Arm construction parts
Haptic Suite/Glove construction parts
Tools and much more

Participation

1 Member (without KIT) : Rs. 2000/-
1 Member (with KIT) : Rs. 5000/-
2 Members (with KIT) : Rs. 7000/-
3 Members (with KIT) : Rs. 7000/-
4 Members (with KIT) : Rs. 8000/-

The Charges includes: