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UIST '91 Proceedings of the 4th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology
Usability inspection methods
The go-go interaction technique: non-linear mapping for direct manipulation in VR
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Rotating virtual objects with real handles
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction (4th Edition)
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IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
User Interface Dependability through Goal-Error Prevention
DSN '05 Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks
VR '05 Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE Conference 2005 on Virtual Reality
A spring model for whole-hand virtual grasping
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Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edition)
Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edition)
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Aerospace industry has been involved in virtual simulation for design and testing since the birth of virtual reality. Today this industry is showing a growing interest in the development of haptic-based maintenance training applications, which represent the most advanced way to simulate maintenance and repair tasks within a virtual environment by means of a visual-haptic approach. The goal is to allow the trainee to experiment the service procedures not only as a workflow reproduced at a visual level but also in terms of the kinaesthetic feedback involved with the manipulation of tools and components. This study, conducted in collaboration with aerospace industry specialists, is aimed to the development of an immersive virtual capable of immerging the trainees into a virtual environment where mechanics and technicians can perform maintenance simulation or training tasks by directly manipulating 3D virtual models of aircraft parts while perceiving force feedback through the haptic interface. The proposed system is based on ViRstperson, a virtual reality engine under development at the Italian Center for Aerospace Research (CIRA) to support engineering and technical activities such as design-time maintenance procedure validation, and maintenance training. This engine has been extended to support haptic-based interaction, enabling a more complete level of interaction, also in terms of impedance control, and thus fostering the development of haptic knowledge in the user. The user's "sense of touch" within the immersive virtual environment is simulated through an Immersion CyberForce® hand-based force-feedback device. Preliminary testing of the proposed system seems encouraging.