Authors:
Samir Garbaya
1
and
Vincent Hugel
2
Affiliations:
1
END-ICAP Laboratory - INSERM, Arts et Metiers Institute of Technology, CNAM, LIFSE, HESAM University, F-75013, Paris, France
;
2
Laboratoire Cosmer, Université de Toulon, CS 60584 83041, Toulon Cedex 9, France
Keyword(s):
Human Computer Interaction, Fitts' Law, Virtual Assembly, Haptic Feedback.
Abstract:
Mechanical assembly consists of joining two or more components together. Manual assembly tasks include different activities to obtain functional products. In order to estimate the assembly cost and elaborate the assembly plan for a product, it is important to measure the duration of the assembly operations. The research reported in this paper aims at investigating if Fitts’ law, which has been widely adopted in numerous research areas including kinematics, human factors and human-computer interaction, can be adopted as a model to estimate the movement time in assembling parts in virtual assembly environment with haptic feedback. The results reported in this paper showed that Fitts’ law can be applied for modelling the movement time in assembling cylindrical parts. However, the analysis of the experimental data showed that when changing the diameter of the moved part, this could have an effect on the movement time. This is promising for the formulation of an inverted Fitts’ law for cy
lindrical parts’ assembly.
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