Computational Haptics Laboratory

Lecturer (assistant)	Eckehard Steinbach Xiao Xu
Number	0000004646
Type	practical training
Duration	5 SWS
Term	Sommersemester 2024
Language of instruction	English
Position within curricula	See TUMonline
Dates	See TUMonline

15.04.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
22.04.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
29.04.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
06.05.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
13.05.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
27.05.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
03.06.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
10.06.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
17.06.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
24.06.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
01.07.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
08.07.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum
15.07.2024 13:15-17:15 0943, Praktikum

Admission information

Objectives

At the end of the module students are able understand the fundamental properties of computational haptics. They are able to design and implement haptic communication and computing approaches. They are able to optimize the schemes towards coding efficiency, computational complexity and memory requirements. Additionally, students are able to judge the performance of different approaches and to understand and evaluate the involved trade-offs. Students additionally know how to read and present scientific papers in the area of computer haptics and haptic communication.

Description

Visual and auditory information are predominant in modern multimedia systems. In contrast, processing and in particular efficient communication of haptic data have not been a field of intense research so far. This is surprising given the fact that we as humans rely heavily on the haptic modality to interact with our environment. With recent advances in Virtual Reality (VR), Man-Machine Interaction, Telerobotics, Telepresence, and Teleaction, however, the topic of haptic communication and computation is rapidly gaining in relevance and is becoming an enabling technology for many novel fields of application. The laboratory provides the participants with a detailed overview of the theoretical background and the implementation of haptic communication and computing approaches.

Prerequisites

Digital Signal Processing; Communication Networks, Internet Communication

The following modules should be passed before taking the course:
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It is recommended to take the following modules additionally:
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Teaching and learning methods

Learning method:
In addition to the individual methods of the students consolidated knowledge is aspired by weekly lab sessions where the students implement the concepts under the supervision of teaching assistants. Additionally students have to prepare homeworks before the lab session that revisit concepts that are relevant for the lab implementation work.

Teaching method:
The lab sessions are held in a student-centered way. Teaching assistants support the students during the implementation of computational haptics approaches.

Examination

The final grade is composed of the following elements:
- 40% task performance during each lab session.
- 20% presentation of scientific paper(s) to prove competency in reading and presenting scientific papers
- 40% final lab projects