“Navigation and exploration of large data-sets using a haptic feedback device” by Laycock, Stocks and Hayward
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- Navigation and exploration of large data-sets using a haptic feedback device
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A haptic feedback device enables a user to manipulate three dimensional structures and feel forces contained within complex data-sets such as those resulting from computational biology. However, as the data-set grows in size it becomes difficult to ensure that the user can easily interact with every part of it. One could scale the data-set down to fit into the haptic workspace, however, this could result in important features being missed. A secondary problem is enabling the user to select points efficiently within the three dimensional data set, where the perception of depth can be difficult. In this paper we present novel techniques to rapidly navigate large and complex data-sets with a haptic feedback device, whilst still permitting accurate and fast selection of points in three dimensional space. We have applied these techniques as part of software dedicated to studying the response of biomolecules to externally applied forces using elastic network models.
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1. Dominjon, L., Lecuyer, A., Burkhardt, J., Andrade-Barroso, G., and Richir, S. 2005. The “bubble” technique: Interacting with large virtual environments using haptic devices with limited workspace. In Proc. WorldHaptics, 639–640.
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