Acronym HAPTICS
Name Advanced Haptic Interfaces to Drive a Rover
Funding Reference ESA RFP/3-17206/21/NL/RA/idb
Dates 2021-10|2022-04
Summary

The main objective is to implement a haptic interface to drive a rover. The interface can be custom developed hardware or a software implementation on a Sigma.7 (a commercial haptic device that is currently on the ISS). The developed interface shall be able to control the rover for driving and provide haptic feedback to the user on driving states or scenarios.

Research Groups Intelligent Robots and Systems Group (IRSg)
ISR/IST Responsible
Rodrigo Ventura