A selection of work from my Masters degree.
Final year project
Full body haptic devices provide haptic feedback to users in VR, adding depth and realism to virtual environments. Existing solutions are complex, expensive and most only offer a single form of haptic feedback, limiting possible tactile sensations. HaptiSuit aims to demonstrate a novel design for a dual mode full body suit capable of delivering both vibrotactile and pneumatic feedback in real time and fabricate a working prototype. This is achieved through the design of the Vibro-Pneumatic Unit (VPU), a compact modular unit combining both vibrotactile and pneumatic feedback. Multiple VPUs are fully independently controlled via the fast and scalable master-slave system architecture. The whole design process for the VPU and system architecture is thoroughly analysed, with design choices justified through research and testing. A prototype was constructed using 4 VPUs on the left chest, each of which was able to deliver noticeable sensations of vibration, compression or both in any combination. The effectiveness of HaptiSuit is discussed along with future opportunities for the development of its modular, multi mode design.
3rd Year Project
Automated Live Lighting Control Scheme for DJs.