russell@minster.york.ac.uk (02/20/90)
Has anyone out there the addresses of the companies who make the Powerglove and the Dataglove? Also, a related question, and one I need an answer for as soon as possible :) Has anyone the spec. for the above, in terms of their position/angle info., the number of joints that are sensed, etc. etc. Any and all help appreciated. Russell. ____________________________________________________________ Russell Beale, Advanced Computer Architecture Group, Dept. of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, YORK. YO1 5DD. UK. Tel: [044] (0904) 432762 russell@uk.ac.york.minster JANET connexions russell%york.minster@cs.ucl.ac.uk ARPA connexions ..!mcvax!ukc!minster!russell UUCP connexions russell@minster.york.ac.uk eab mail ____________________________________________________________
chrise@bcsaic.UUCP (Chris Esposito) (02/24/90)
In article <635510211.20483@minster.york.ac.uk> russell@minster.york.ac.uk writes: >Has anyone out there the addresses of the companies who make the Powerglove >and the Dataglove? > The company that makes the Dataglove is: VPL Research 656 Bair Island Rd., Suite 304 Redwood City, CA 94063 (415) 361-1710 The Powerglove is something sold by Nintendo or Mattel for approximately $100, based on (I think) a license from VPL. -- Chris Esposito | CSNET: chrise@atc.boeing.com Boeing Advanced Technology Center | uucp: ...!uw-june!bcsaic!chrise
howard@aic.dpl.scg.hac.com (02/25/90)
In article <20849@bcsaic.UUCP> chrise@bcsaic.UUCP (Chris Esposito) writes: >In article <635510211.20483@minster.york.ac.uk> russell@minster.york.ac.uk writes: >>Has anyone out there the addresses of the companies who make the Powerglove >>and the Dataglove? >The Powerglove is something sold by Nintendo or Mattel for approximately > $100, based on (I think) a license from VPL. PowerGlove is sold by Mattel, designed primarily for use on Nintendo systems by Abrams Gentile Entertainment [AGE] in conjunction with Mattel. AGE did license the VPL technology, but used a different, cheaper, sensor technology so they could sell it for $75 to $80 [last Christmas]. >>Has anyone the spec. for the above, in terms of their position/angle >> info., the number of joints that are sensed, etc. etc. The VPL glove uses 10 sensors, two per digit, which are optical fibers. Light through each fiber is attenuated in proportion to a finger's bend, which gives a continuous signal and is digitized into a byte, for 256 levels. The PowerGlove uses a conductive ink whose conductivity is likewise attenuated, but it is not as accurate, and I hear that the output is digitized into 2 bits for 4 discrete levels of bend. The DataGlove uses an electromagnetic field flux sensor for it's 3D positional info, vs the PowerGlove's ultrasonic system. For more info, see Design News [A Cahners Publication], Dec. 4, 1989 on the PowerGlove. An older ref for the DataGlove is: Scott Fisher, "Telepresence master glove controller for dexterous robotic end-effectors", in Proc. SPIE v.726 Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision, (1986). Mike H. howard@aic.hrl.hac.com
nl0s+@andrew.cmu.edu (Nathan James Loofbourrow) (02/27/90)
> Has anyone out there the addresses of the companies who make the Powerglove > and the Dataglove? > Has anyone the spec. for the above, in terms of their position/angle info., > the number of joints that are sensed, etc. etc. Just to add to the information already presented by Mike Howard: AGE indicated that the PowerGlove was "accurate" to: 12 degrees of rotation at the wrist 4 degrees of bend per finger 1/8 of one inch of movement in X, Y, or Z directions (at 8 feet from the detecting apparatus). This information is sent 30 times per second from the glove, at least when it is in "raw data" mode. They claim to be shipping RS-232 interfaces for the PowerGlove *now*. Nathan Loofbourrow nl0s+@andrew.cmu.edu
matt@frisbee.UUCP (Matt Taylor) (02/28/90)
I was going to email this, but several people have asked for
information regarding the Mattel Power Glove, so I might as well post a
reference. For an excellent article on the history and some of the
technical aspects of the Power Glove, the December 4 1989 issue of
"Design News" has an article entitled "Inside story on: The power
glove".
The article describes who did the original design (the expensive Data Glove by
VPL, Inc.), and how it migrated to the commercial version produced jointly by
AGE (Abrams Gentile Entertainment) and Mattel. It also has a few good pictures
and some technical information on the ultrasonic sensors and their placement.
If there is enough interest, I can post some of the highlights of the
article but most libraries should have a copy.
--Matt
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{cbosgd,handel,hao,hplabs}!hp-lsd!frisbee!mattdennis@kayak.cis.ohio-state.edu (Andy Dennis) (03/07/90)
To Whom it Concerns: I am planning to enter graduate school Fall 1990 in pursuit of a Masters Degree in Computer Science. My focus will be Computer Graphics and the disciplines and technology that supports it. After careful research of graduate programs in the U.S., I don't feel that I have located all the programs that offer what I am looking for. If you know of, or are connected with a program that has a strong Computer Science department and Graphics program, please send E-mail to: dennis@cis.ohio-state.edu My GRE Subject test score were in the upper 1/5 and Computer Science grades are very good. My bachelors degree is in Mathematics. Thank you for your help! Andy Dennis
ksbooth@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Kelly Booth) (03/07/90)
In article <77946@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> Andy Dennis <dennis@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes: > >I am planning to enter graduate school Fall 1990 in pursuit of a Masters >Degree in Computer Science. My focus will be Computer Graphics and the >disciplines and technology that supports it. After careful research of >graduate programs in the U.S., I don't feel that I have located all >the programs that offer what I am looking for. Try looking in the ACM/SIGGRAPH education directory. It came in the most recent issue (October, 1989) of the SIGGRAPH newsletter. (The next issue, January, 1990, arrives this week, with yet another special issue coming not long after that.)