Haptic Prototype Assembly Tool for Non-Sighted, Visually Impaired and Fully Sighted Design Students, Studying at a Distance

Designers are known to use a blend of manual and virtual processes to produce design prototype solutions. However, often virtual processes can limit the designers’ feeling of being “hands-on” with materials and processes.

The rise of virtual haptic tools has afforded great potential for designers to feel more “hands-on” with the virtual modelling processes. This paper presents an investigation of an inclusive educational haptic tool and interface.

The Geomagic Touch™ device is the selected haptic technology used within the investigation. It is a sophisticated haptic technology which allows users the chance to interact with 3D design via a single point of contact.

Designers are known to use a blend of manual and virtual processes to produce design prototype solutions. However, often virtual processes can limit the designers’ feeling of being “hands-on” with materials and processes. The rise of virtual haptic tools has afforded great potential for designers to feel more “hands-on” with the virtual modelling processes. This paper presents an investigation of an inclusive educational haptic tool and interface. The Geomagic Touch™ device is the selected haptic technology used within the investigation.

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