Publications | Antoine Weill--Duflos

Multimodal Haptic Tool and Method Using Same

Maciej Lacki, Felix DESOURDY, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Colin GALLACHER

Input Device For 2D Pointing and 3D Force Feedback

Antoine Weill-Duflos, Colin GALLACHER

Shaft Compliance as a Soft Sensor to Eliminate Stiction in Hybrid Haptic Devices

Joshua Horne, Marko Djordjevic, Steven Lovett, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Colin Gallacher, Carlos Rossa

A Novel Torque Sensing Approach to Eliminate Stiction in Haptic Devices with Hybrid Motor/Brake Actuation

Marko Djordjevic, Joshua Horne, Steven Lovett, Colin Gallacher, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Carlos Rossa

Five-Bar Folding Mechanism and Method with Quick Release Functionality

Maciej Lacki, Felix DESOURDY, Antoine Weill-Duflos

Haptic Interactions Subject to Variable Latency

Model-Mediated Teleoperation (MMT) between a haptic device and a remote or virtual environment uses a local model of the environment to …

Chantal Hutchison, Joseph Hewlett, Siamak Arbatani, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jozsef Kovecses

Haptic Braking Device and Parallel Hybrid Actuator System Using Same

Antoine WEILL-DUFLOS, Maciej Lacki, Colin GALLACHER

Apparatus and Method for Tracking Motion and Providing Haptic Feedback

Colin GALLACHER, Felix DESOURDY, Oliver Philbin-Briscoe, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Maciej Lacki, Nicholas Ong, Jessica Henry, Yi Ding

Capstan Drive Transmission Self-Tensioning Apparatus and Method

Felix DESOURDY, Dylan SAWATZKY, Antoine Weill-Duflos

Training to Understand Complex Haptic Phrases: A Longitudinal Investigation

The ability to understand simple vocabulary, conveyed by haptics, has demonstrated encouraging results, even with limited training. …

Maurício Fontana de Vargas, David Marino, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Methods and Systems for Controlling a Haptic Display

Methods and systems for controlling a haptic display are provided. Data associated with first and second data types is obtained, the …

Jeremy Cooperstock, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Juliette REGIMBAL, Nusaiba RADI, Jeffrey Blum, Parisa ALIREZAEE, Yukai Zhang

System and Method for Wearable Device Contact Force Estimation and Adjustment Feedback

Jeremy R. Cooperstock, Pascal E. Fortin, Jeffrey R. Blum, Antoine Weill-Duflos

Apparatus and Method for Tracking Motion and Providing Haptic Feedback

Colin GALLACHER, Felix DESOURDY, Oliver PHILBIN-BRISCOE, Antoine WEILL-DUFLOS, Maciej LACKI, Nicholas Ong, Jessica HENRY, Yi Ding

Pushing the Boundaries of Vibrotactile Communication: Training to Understand Complex Phrases

The ability to understand simple vocabulary, conveyed by haptics, has demonstrated encouraging results, even with limited training. …

Mauricio Fontana de Vargas, David Marino, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy Cooperstock

Methods and Systems for Controlling a Haptic Display

Jeremy Cooperstock, Antoine WEILL-DUFLOS, Juliette REGIMBAL, Nusaiba RADI, Jeffrey BLUM, Parisa ALIREZAEE, Yukai Zhang

CanHap 501: Learning Haptic UX Design in Remote Teams

We describe the graduate-level CanHap 501 (wiki.canhaptics.ca) course, an introduction to the inception, creation and evaluation of …

Karon E MacLean, Oliver Schneider, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Vincent Levesque, Pourang Irani, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Towards Context-aware Automatic Haptic Effect Generation for Home Theatre Environments

Yaxuan Li, Yongjae Yoo, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy Cooperstock

Speaking Haptically: From Phonemes to Phrases with a Mobile Haptic Communication System

Mauricio Fontana de Vargas, David Marino, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Haply 2diy: An Accessible Haptic Platform Suitable for Remote Learning

Antoine Weill-Duflos, Nicholas Ong, Felix Desourdy, Benjamin Delbos, Steve Ding, Colin Gallacher

Conversing Using WhatsHap: A Phoneme Based Vibrotactile Messaging Platform

David Marino, Maurício Fontana de Vargas, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Context-Aware Automatic Haptic Effect Generation Algorithm for Improved Content Viewing Experiences

Yaxuan Li, Yongjae Yoo, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Active Sampling for Efficient Subjective Evaluation of Tactons at Scale

Marc Demers, Pascal E. Fortin, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Yongjae Yoo, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

3D Printed Tactile Illusions and Demonstrations

Emilie Waite, Thomas M. Fitz-Gerald, Abdel-Rahman Sadaqa, Huaijin Shi, Pascal E. Fortin, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Ten Little Fingers, Ten Little Toes: Can Toes Match Fingers for Haptic Discrimination?

In comparison with fingers, toes are relatively unexplored candidates for multi-site haptic rendering. This is likely due to their …

Preeti Vyas, Feras Al Taha, Jeffrey R. Blum, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Single-Actuator Simultaneous Haptic Rendering for Multiple Vital Signs

Juliette Regimbal, Nusaiba Radi, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Haptic Augmentation of Audio and Its Effects on Speech Perception

Voice characteristics are known to influence people’s perception of a speaker’s professional abilities, often offering an …

Antoine Weill-Duflos, Pascal E. Fortin, Feras Al Taha, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Exploring the Effectiveness of Haptic Alarm Displays for Critical Care Environments

Noise in critical care units, in particular, from patient monitor alarms, is harmful for clinicians and patients alike. This has …

Parisa Alirezaee, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Joseph J. Schlesinger, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Evidence of Sensory Adaptation to Kinaesthetic Sensations in the Human Somatosensory System

Sensory adaptation is a phenomenon well known for most of the senses and may be a way to optimize the encoding of sensory signals for …

Antoine Weill-Duflos, Sophia Sakr, Sinan Haliyo, Stéphane Régnier

Embedded Haptic Waveguides to Improve Tactile Feedback: Designing a Custom 3D-Printed Surface to Enhance Signal Mediation

Ahmed Farooq, Hong Z. Tan, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R. Cooperstock, Roope Raisamo

Design and Control of a Large-Range Nil-Stiffness Electro-Magnetic Active Force Sensor

Jonathan Cailliez, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Mokrane Boudaoud, Stéphane Régnier, Sinan Haliyo

Contact Force Estimation from Raw Photoplethysmogram Signal

Pascal E. Fortin, Jeffrey R. Blum, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Modeling and Experimental Characterization of an Active MEMS Based Force Sensor

Active force sensors are based on the principle of force balancing using a feedback control. They allow, unlike passive sensors, the …

Jonathan Cailliez, Mokrane Boudaoud, Abdenbi Mohand-Ousaid, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Sinan Haliyo, Stéphane Régnier

Haptic Speech Communication Using Stimuli Evocative of Phoneme Production

The tactile sense can be used as a channel for general communication, especially in contexts where the visual and auditory modalities …

Maurício Fontana de Vargas, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R Cooperstock

Getting Your Hands Dirty Outside the Lab: A Practical Primer for Conducting Wearable Vibrotactile Haptics Research

As haptics have become an ingrained part of our wearable experience, particularly through phones, smartwatches and fitness trackers, …

Jeffrey R Blum, Pascal E Fortin, Feras Al Taha, Parisa Alirezaee, Marc Demers, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R Cooperstock

BarryWhaptics: Towards Countering Social Biases Using Real-Time Haptic Enhancement of Voice

Studies suggest that imbalances in speaking opportunities during meetings often lead to sub-optimal meeting outcomes. These imbalances …

Antoine Weill-Duflos, Feras Al Taha, Pascal E Fortin, Jeremy R Cooperstock

BarryWhaptics: Towards Countering Social Biases Using Real-Time Haptic Enhancement of Voice

Studies suggest that imbalances in speaking opportunities during meetings often lead to sub-optimal meeting outcomes. These imbalances …

Antoine Weill-Duflos, Feras Al Taha, Pascal E Fortin, Jeremy R Cooperstock

Modeling and Experimental Characterization of an Active MEMS Based Force Sensor

Active force sensors are based on the principle of force balancing using a feedback control. They allow, unlike passive sensors, the …

Jonathan Cailliez, Mokrane Boudaoud, Abdenbi Mohand-Ousaid, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Sinan Haliyo, Stéphane Régnier

Interface Haptique à Adaptation de Perception

Antoine Weill-Duflos, Sinan Haliyo, Stéphane Régnier, Vincent Hayward

Capteur de force sans raideur mécanique

Antoine Weill-Duflos, Sinan Haliyo, Stéphane Régnier, Vincent Hayward

Reversing Voice-Related Biases Through Haptic Reinforcement

Biased perceptions of others are known to negatively influence the outcomes of social and professional interactions in many regards. …

Feras Al Taha, Pascal E Fortin, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Jeremy R Cooperstock

Sensors and devices for a micro-teleoperation system

Teleoperation opens up new possibilities for interaction with the micro-world. Adequate systems make it possible for human to …

Antoine Weill-Duflos

High Fidelity Haptic Device

Antoine Weill-Duflos, Guillaume Millet, Sinan Haliyo, Stéphane Régnier, Vincent Hayward

Linear Induction Actuators for a Haptic Interface: A Quasi-Perfect Transparent Mechanism

This article describes the design of a high-fidelity haptic interface based on a three-axis induction system. Unlike other type of …

Alberto Ortega, Antoine Weill-Duflos, Sinan Haliyo, Stéphane Régnier, Vincent Hayward

Optimizing Transparency of Haptic Device through Velocity Estimation

In this paper, the conception and optimization of a new dual-stage haptic device is described. A particular attention is given to the …

Antoine Weill-Duflos, Abdenbi Mohand-Ousaid, Sinan Haliyo, Stéphane Régnier, Vincent Hayward