Towards Stable and Realistic Haptic Interaction

Haptics technology allows humans to touch, feel and manipulate an object physically over distance, in virtual environment, or in micro/nano-world. While it has shown huge potentials in numerous domains, the two fundamental problems (i.e,, stability and transparency) of haptic interaction are still open in practical settings. There are many unsolved or not well solved issues, from interfacing devices, system configurations to practical applications. This talk will discuss how to enable highly realistic and stable haptic interaction between the user and the manipulated object, particularly in medical surgery.

Prof. Peter Xiaopign Liu received his Ph.D. degree from University of Alberta, Canada in 2002. He has been with the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Canada since July 2002 and is currently a professor. His research interest includes teleoperation, haptics, surgical simulation, control and intelligent robotic systems. Dr. Liu is the leading Founding Chair of IEEE SMC Technical Committee on Interactive and Wearable Computing and Devices. He is the Editor in Chief of International Journal of Robotics and Automation and has served as an Associate Editor of several journals including IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, and IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. Dr. Liu is a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE), a Fellow of Engineering Institute of Canada (FEIC), and a Fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (FIEEE).