RESEARCH EQUIPMENT WE USE
Our research depends on both commercially available and bespoke equipment. This includes large, relatively complex devices, but also small things that matter.
MULTIPLE-FOCAL-PLANES DISPLAY
This apparatus allows us to present stereoscopic stimuli with near-correct focus cues, and to measure eye-movements and the eyes' focusing response.
HAND PROPRIOCEPTION DEVICE
This equipment allows us to present haptic objects of different sizes, controlled by computer, in order to measure hand proprioception psychophysically.
PROREFLEX MOTION CAPTURE
The Qualisys Proreflex system allows us to record and analyse the dynamics of arm and hand movements in great detail, for example during grasping.
Haploscope
A good old-fashioned mirror stereoscope, the haploscope allows us to present different images to the left and right eyes, giving us the ability to simulate objects in 3D space.
Phantom Force Feedback Robots
Using the PHANToM force feedback device (SensAble Technologies, Inc.) we can generate virtual objects that people can feel and interact with.
SMALL BUT IMPORTANT
Some of the smaller things we build. These items can be very important for the effectiveness of our research, but often they aren't written down in published work (due to lack of space). We've decided to begin documenting them.
