Multi-Finger Haptics: Analysis of Human Hand Grasp towards a Tripod Three-Finger Haptic Grasp model

TL;DR

This paper analyzes human hand grasping behavior to develop a tripod haptic grasp model for improved virtual reality interaction, focusing on finger motion and force analysis to emulate natural grasping.

Contribution

It introduces a novel tripod haptic grasp model based on detailed analysis of human hand grasping behavior for virtual and remote environments.

Findings

Detailed analysis of finger motion and force during grasping

Development of a tripod haptic grasp model

Potential for enhanced virtual reality interaction

Abstract

Grasping is an incredible ability of animals using their arms and limbs in their daily life. The human hand is an especially astonishing multi-fingered tool for precise grasping, which helped humans to develop the modern world. The implementation of the human grasp to virtual reality and telerobotics is always interesting and challenging at the same time. In this work, authors surveyed, studied, and analyzed the human hand-grasping behavior for the possibilities of haptic grasping in the virtual and remote environment. This work is focused on the motion and force analysis of fingers in human hand grasping scenarios and the paper describes the transition of the human hand grasping towards a tripod haptic grasp model for effective interaction in virtual reality.