Propellerhand: A hand-mounted, propeller-based force feedback device

A Achberger, F Heyen, K Vidakovic… - Proceedings of the 14th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Immersive analytics is a fast growing field that is often applied in virtual reality (VR). VR
environments often lack immersion due to missing sensory feedback when interacting with …

Touching data with PropellerHand

A Achberger, F Heyen, K Vidackovic, M Sedlmair - Journal of Visualization, 2023 - Springer
Immersive analytics often takes place in virtual environments which promise the users
immersion. To fulfill this promise, sensory feedback, such as haptics, is an important …

Portable Self-propelled Force Feedback Device

A Fukasawa, R Taniguchi, T Sato… - 2023 IEEE World …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
One of the purposes of the force feedback device for virtual reality is to prevent the user's
body from penetrating virtual objects and/or to facilitate object manipulations. However, as …

X-wing: Propeller-based force feedback to head in a virtual environment

K Watanabe, F Nakamura, K Sakurada, T Teo… - SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
In this demonstration, we present X-Wing, a force feedback device using ducted fans
attached to a Virtual Reality (VR) Head Mounted Display (HMD). Applying haptic …

Directional force feedback: Mechanical force concentration for immersive experience in virtual reality

S Ban, KH Hyun - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent years, consumer-level virtual-reality (VR) devices and content have become widely
available. Notably, establishing a sense of presence is a key objective of VR and an …

Thor's hammer: An ungrounded force feedback device utilizing propeller-induced propulsive force

S Heo, C Chung, G Lee, D Wigdor - … of the 2018 CHI Conference on …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
We present a new handheld haptic device, Thor's Hammer, which uses propeller propulsion
to generate ungrounded, 3-DOF force feedback. Thor's Hammer has six motors and …

Wind-blaster: A wearable propeller-based prototype that provides ungrounded force-feedback

S Je, H Lee, MJ Kim, A Bianchi - ACM SIGGRAPH 2018 Emerging …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Ungrounded haptic force-feedback is a crucial element for applications that aim to immerse
users in virtual environments where also mobility is an important component of the …

Elastilinks: Force feedback between vr controllers with dynamic points of application of force

TY Wei, HR Tsai, YS Liao, C Tsai, YS Chen… - Proceedings of the 33rd …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Force feedback is commonly used to enhance realism in virtual reality (VR). However,
current works mainly focus on providing different force types or patterns, but do not …

Flyables: Haptic input devices for virtual reality using quadcopters

J Auda, N Verheyen, S Mayer… - Proceedings of the 27th …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Virtual Reality (VR) has made its way into everyday life. While VR delivers an ever-
increasing level of immersion, controls and their haptics are still limited. Current VR …

Fingernail-Based Tangential Force Simulation for Enhanced Dexterous Manipulation in Virtual Reality

Y Xu, S Hasegawa - arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.05100, 2024 - arxiv.org
This study introduces a novel haptic device for enhancing dexterous manipulation in virtual
reality. By stimulating mechanoreceptors on both sides of the fingernail, our lightweight …