Haptic Device Design: Practice CPSC 599.86 / 601.86 Sonny Chan University of Calgary
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
The Story of the Novint Falcon From the account of François Conti, as told second-hand by Sonny Chan.
François Conti Who is this guy?
Le Syntaxeur Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Force Dimension Nyon, Switzerland
Force Dimension ca. 2019
Developing a Product Force Dimension omega.3
omega.3 Falcon $25000 $250 Consumer Haptic Interfaces Significant design challenges!
Maxon Motor Johnson Motor $150 $1.50
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
Inside the Falcon Laser-printed discs!
Mechanical Design • First prototype the kinematics • Cost is not too difficult to reduce later for mechanical components • What about electronics?
Initial Prototype Force Dimension, Lunar Design
Refined Prototype Force Dimension
Industrial Design Lunar Design
Product Mockup Novint Technologies, Force Dimension
First Production Run Novint Technologies, made in China
Branding & Launch Make sure the box looks good!
Patents Protecting Ideas
And that was the birth of the Novint Falcon haptic device!
That’s it for computer haptics! Thanks for joining us for the 2019 edition
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