PROGRAM METHOD, SYSTEM AND PRODUCT FOR INTERACTION IN VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH A HAPTIC DESKTOP FORCES FEEDBACK DEVICE

Advantages / Applications The method described in the patent is based on the assumption that the user wears an HMD that allows immersive visualization of the virtual reality experience. The new interaction model is based on offering the possibility of accessing the entire virtual workspace from the physical workspace of the haptic device, which is transferred to the virtual space in the form of what we call the action area. The technique establishes a correspondence that allows haptic interaction with the elements that are within this action area, defining also the way to move this area throughout the virtual scene. The main advantage of this method lies in the fact that the sense of touch can be included in a 360º virtual scene. The possible applications are all those in which the sense of touch is a fundamental contribution, such as in the case of surgery, the assembly of parts or teleoperation in environments that are not safe for humans (nuclear power plants, outer space...). Main differential points that provide the patent The clear differentiating fact is that there is no other patent to date that defines a haptic interaction technique in immersive virtual reality environments for force feedback haptic devices with limited workspace.