MAE 6800

Design and Control of Haptic Systems

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Study of the design and control of haptic systems, which provide touch feedback to human users interacting with virtual environments and teleoperated robots. Focus is on device modeling (kinematics and dynamics), synthesis and analysis of control systems, design and implementation, and human interaction with haptic systems. Coursework includes homework/laboratory assignments, a research paper presentation, and a hands-on project. Directed toward graduate students in engineering and computer science. Prerequisites: dynamic systems, feedback controls, and MATLAB programming.

Last 3 terms offered 2024FA

Learning Outcomes REF-FA25

• Students will be able to identify the primary mechanisms of human haptic sensing.
• Students will be able to describe and implement basic telemanipulation controllers.
• Students will be able to design psychophysical and perceptual tests.
• Students will be able to develop a new haptic device or application of a haptic device.
• Students will be able to read, evaluate, and critique research papers.

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